RACGP Standards for general practices (5th edition) indicators where improvements were required by general practices before accreditation was awarded under the National General Practice Accreditation (NGPA) Scheme.

This issue includes items on World Hand Hygiene Day, patient safety, improvement, fatigue, continuity and co-ordination of care, workarounds, voluntary assisted dying, guidance, and more.

Also covered are the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, Australian Prescriber, Nursing Leadership, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Patient Experience Journal, Healthcare Policy, Health Policy, American Journal of Medical Quality, International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the UK’s NICE and NIHR the USA’s AHRQ.

This Communiqué provides an update on the seventh meeting of the National Sepsis Program Oversight Group (Oversight Group). It may be used by members to update their nominating organisations and other key agencies about the National Sepsis Program Extension (Program Extension).

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This Communiqué provides an update on the sixth meeting of the National Sepsis Program Oversight Group (Oversight Group). It may be used by members to update their nominating organisations and other key agencies about the National Sepsis Program Extension (Program Extension).