Read the eighth edition of Person-centred care insights. Find out how person-centred care is being embedded in organisations across our network through a range of initiatives and innovative approaches. Explore a variety of tools, resources, event updates, training opportunities, and recent publications to support and enhance your work.

This issue includes items on aged care, medication safety, menopause, trauma-informed practice, environmental sustainability, cultural safety, primary care, and more. Along with the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Residential Aged Care Communiqué, Health Policy, Health Affairs, and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care. Also included is the latest from the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

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

The Commission also develops and maintains a rolling three year Data Plan to ensure the implementation of its role in leading and coordinating safety and quality improvements across Australia. The Data Plan supports Commission’s Work plan by articulating its data functions and outlining potential data sources for use.

This issue includes items on medication management, nurse staffing, postpartum haemorrhage, acute coronary syndrome, and more. Along with the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, Nursing Leadership, Health Expectations, Emergency Medicine Australasia, JBI Evidence Synthesis and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care. Also included is the latest from the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

This flow chart provides guidance on the assessment processes for accreditation to the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards.

This fact sheet provides guidance to primary and community healthcare services accredited to the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards on requirements for out-of-cycle assessments, when there are material changes that could increase risk of patient harm.

This fact sheet outlines the four assessment models for accreditation to the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards.