AURA 2023 includes data and analyses from 2020–2022 (primarily 2020–2021) from various sources and reports on patterns and trends in antimicrobial use and appropriateness and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Australian acute and community healthcare settings.
The Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Australia (AURA) Surveillance System collects, reviews and analyses data on antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in human health.
This complete version of the Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard describes what each quality statement means for patients and their families, clinicians, and health service organisations, and provides indicators for local monitoring. It includes information about using clinical care standards, and the background and evidence sources for this standard.
This issue includes items on medication management, nurse staffing, postpartum haemorrhage, acute coronary syndrome, and more. Along with the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, Nursing Leadership, Health Expectations, Emergency Medicine Australasia, JBI Evidence Synthesis and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care. Also included is the latest from the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
The Commission is seeking an Ongoing EL2 Manager, Cross Sector Intergovernment Projects.
Information on this vacancy and how to apply can be found in the link below. Applications for this role will close 5pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT), Friday 6 March 2026.
Questions about the role can be directed to Vannary Sar on 02 7232 5550.
A newly updated and streamlined National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards Assessor Orientation course is now available. The revised program is shorter, more focused and designed to better support new assessors as they begin their accreditation journey.
This issue includes items on antimicrobial use and resistance, artificial intelligence, urgent and emergency care, delirium, health literacy, coffee and tea, person-centred care and more. Along with the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, Journal of Patient Experience and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care. Also included is the latest from the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the USA’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ
This issue includes items on health services operations management, person-centred care, environmental sustainability, medication safety, digital health, palliative care, and more. Along with the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, Australian Prescriber, Australian Journal of Primary Health, Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care. Also included is the latest from the USA’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).