The first national standard of care for patients with anaphylaxis has been released today. Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that requires medical treatment. The new standard emphasises the need for prompt treatment and continuity of patient care between acute and general practice healthcare settings.

Joint Statement from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission and the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.

A new standard of care will help thousands of Australians at risk from long-term reliance on opioid analgesics following short-term use for acute pain in hospital.

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People with intellectual disability experience higher mortality rates, lack of health prevention, discrimination and inappropriate psychotropic prescribing.

Read the Spring 2022 issue of Commission eNews.

Read the Summer 2023 issue of Commission eNews.

On the Radar Issue 594 is now available.

On the Radar Issue 595 is now available.

Each year more than 8,700 Australians die from sepsis^[i], a condition that is triggered by an infection and can turn into a deadly disease if undetected.