Purpose
To improve the early diagnosis and timely treatment of patients with delirium for the best chance of recovery.
To improve the early diagnosis and timely treatment of patients with delirium for the best chance of recovery.
To reduce the incidence of delirium among patients who are at risk, and to prevent complications of delirium, such as falls, and improve outcomes. The regular monitoring of patients at risk of delirium can help to detect delirium promptly.
The Delirium Clinical Care Standard includes eight quality statements. By describing what each statement means, the standard supports:
This issue includes items on COVID-19, the draft Sepsis Clinical Care Standard, the new Cataract Clinical Care Standard, the forthcoming AURA 2021 report on antimicrobial use and resistance, antibiotic prescribing, antibiotic stewardship, patient experience, multimorbidity and polypharmacy, aged care and more.
The Commission has developed a set of guidance documents to support the safe implementation of Electronic National Residential Medication Chart (eNRMC) medication management systems in residential care facilities.
Opioid analgesics are high-risk medicines, widely used in hospitals and primary care to manage pain.