This brochure has been designed to provide patients and their carers with information on the importance of hand hygiene as part of the delivery of health care. The development of this fact sheet has been informed by consumer feedback.
The quality statements in the Sepsis Clinical Care Standard describe the expected standard for key components of patient care.
This template letter can be used by healthcare services to communicate with a patient’s general practitioner on discharge following hospitalisation for sepsis. It contains information about post-sepsis syndrome and sepsis recovery.
The Requirements for the retention of laboratory records and diagnostic material (the Retention standard) sets out the expected requirements pathology laboratories are to achieve for retaining laboratory records and materials. The ninth edition of the standard includes minor updates to align with information provided in the fact sheet on the retention period for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test samples.
This issue includes items on COVID-19, the Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard, and more.
Also covered are the latest issues of the Australian Journal of Primary Health, Australian Health Review and Health Affairs, along with online first papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the latest from the USA’s AHRQ.
To support ongoing individualised care after discharge for patients who had sepsis. To ensure that appropriate support and care are provided to bereaved families and carers.
To ensure an accurate record of care and that the patient’s individualised management plan is accessible to all clinicians, and patients and carers, so that care is coordinated.