The Commission, in consultation with the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC), has released a fact sheet on the retention period for coronavirus disease-19 test samples which is now reduced to one week.

The Commission has produced a new and improved resource: Online Escalation Mapping Template (EMT) for processes for recognising and responding to deterioration in a person’s mental state.

The National Clinical Trials Governance Framework (Governance Framework) was launched by Dr Brendan Murphy, Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Health, on 24 May 2022 at the annual ARCS conference.

The release of the National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health (NSQDMH) Standards in November 2020 was a significant step in providing safety and quality assurance for digital mental health service users, and best practice guidance for service providers.

The Commission has released the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards User Guide for Acute and Community Mental Health Services (the user guide). 

Today is World Sepsis Day – an opportunity to unite globally in the fight against sepsis.

World Patient Safety Day is an initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO). This day calls for global solidarity in the improvement of patient safety. 

Two new reports from the Commission reveal a decline in dispensing of high-risk medicines over five years but continuing variation across the country.

The Commission's User Guide for Reviewing Clinical Variation is now available in a new interactive online format, making it easier for health services to use data to support appropriate care and access practical case studies.

The Commission is pleased to announce three organisations have been approved to conduct accreditation assessments to the National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health (NSQDMH) Standards.