Regular reviews of clinical variation data help health services identify areas of practice that need improvement. They are also mandated by Action 1.28 of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards. This User Guide presents a six-step approach to the review of clinical variation data, and case studies that put those steps into action.
World Patient Safety Day is an initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO) that calls for global solidarity and action to improve patient safety.
The theme for 2022 is Medication Safety – ‘Medication without harm’, across three flagship areas: Polypharmacy, High-risk medicines, and Transitions of care.
The Commission supports WHO in their efforts to increase safe use of medicines.
The quality statements for the Acute Anaphylaxis Clinical Care Standard are based on best available evidence and guideline recommendations at the time of development. This summary describes the relevance of each evidence source to the quality statements.
This document provides guidance on how to enrol in an eLearning module.
This issue includes items on the new Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard, preterm labour and birth of twins, antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic provision, surgical readmissions, COVID-19 and more.