This issue includes items on COVID-19, the forthcoming Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation, the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations – consultation paper, sepsis survival, environmental cleaning and infection prevention and control, immunisation, aged care, guidelines, falls and non-slip socks, and more.

This chapter explains how the Atlas was developed, what it measures and how to interpret the data.

The Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2021 presents statistics at a local level to identify variation across Australia for a number of health indicators. This technical supplement provides information on the methods used for data extraction and analysis, for presentation in the maps and graphs.

A summary of the key data findings for South Australia, for the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation is available for download.

A summary of the key data findings for Tasmania, for the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation is available for download.

A summary of the key data findings for the Australian Capital Territory, for the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation is available for download.

A summary of the key data findings for Victoria, for the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation is available for download.

A summary of the key data findings for Queensland, for the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation is available for download.

A summary of the key data findings for New South Wales, for the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation is available for download.