What do clinicians need to know?
Hospital emergency departments and surgical services are common sources of opioid analgesic prescribing for acute pain, and are key risk areas for initiation of ongoing use.
The quality statements in the Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard describe the key components of patient care.
What are opioid analgesics?
2022
Audit, monitoring or reporting tool
To provides users with updated information on reflective questions and examples of evidence for the 2021 Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard.
2022
Newsletter
This issue includes items on COVID-19, new aseptic technique resources, infection prevention and control, partnering with consumers and carers, emergency department (ED) care, delirium, diagnosis, health equity, resilience and more
Also covered are the latest issues of the Journal of Patient Safety, and Health Expectations, along with online first papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and the latest from the UK’s NICE, the USA’s AHRQ and the WHO.
2022
Publication, report or update