The Commission’s Data Governance Framework specifies the obligations of the Commission with regard to data acquisition, maintenance, sharing/permissions, reporting and publication.

This document provides an overview of the procedures for the operation of CARAlert and describes the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders.

This issue includes items on COVID-19, decision aids on antibiotic use, sustainability, medication reconciliation, telehealth, mental health, patient report outcome measures (PROMs), and more.

Also covered are the latest issues of the Journal of Patient Safety, Health Expectations, and Healthcare Policy, along with the latest online papers from BMJ Quality and Safety and the latest from the UK’s NICE and the USA’s AHRQ.

The Management of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Clinical Care Standard was launched via webcast on Wednesday, 26 May 2021.

The slides from the event are available below.

This fact sheet provides users with information on the alignment of the actions and criteria from the 2017 Preventing and Controlling Healthcare-Associated Infections Standard (2017 Standard) to the 2021 Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard (2021 Standard).

On 26 May 2021, the Commission released the Management of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Clinical Care Standard.

This rapid literature and evidence review was commissioned during development of the Sepsis Clinical Care Standard.

A list of members for the Sepsis Clinical Care Standard Topic Working Group. 

This issue includes items on COVID-19, aged care, diagnostic testing, patient letters, serious and never events, and more.

Also covered is the latest issue of the BMJ Quality and Safety, along with the latest online papers from BMJ Quality and Safety and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care.