The document describes the role and responsibilities of the Designated Person described in the Tier 2 document Requirements for Medical Pathology Services.

This implementation guide is designed to help health service organisations to implement and manage their hand hygiene program, and to meet the requirements of relevant national standards.

This report summarises the burden of CDI in Australian public hospitals during 2020 and 2021.

User guide for the NHHI Hand Hygiene Compliance Application (HHCApp).

User guide for direct observational auditing of hand hygiene compliance.

This issue includes items on antimicrobial stewardship, patient safety culture, care of older people, telemonitoring, workload, medication errors, quality management, burnout, health variation, COVID-19 and more.

Also covered are the latest issues of Clinical Communiqué, Australian Journal of Primary Health and Nursing Leadership along with early online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and International Journal for Quality in Health Care.

An overview of the Commission’s approach to engaging with key stakeholders through consultation and endorsement when developing clinical care standards. This includes professional colleges and societies, peak bodies and consumer organisations.