Information for you. Do I need to wear a face mask?

Information for you. Do I need to wear a face mask?

Information for you. Do I need to wear a face mask?

This resource provides guidance for organisations developing policies, procedures and protocols for preventing, screening, assessing, treating, monitoring and documenting pressure injuries.

The consultation has now closed. The Commission has reviewed the information received, which informed the finalisation of the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards for publication in 2021.

The purpose of this fact sheet is to describe how day procedure services can enhance consumers’ involvement in governance, design and performance-monitoring activities.

This report documents changes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) which occurred in Australia between 2000 to 2014. 

As part of the work of the Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Australia (AURA) Surveillance System, analyses of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia data collected by the Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR) from 2013 to 2018 identified important national and state and territory trends. These trends can be used to inform local therapeutic, quality improvement and infection prevention and control initiatives.

The Antimicrobial Medicines Dispensing from 2013–14 to 2017–18 report is the first analysis to probe antimicrobial prescribing at every level over five years – national, state and territory, Primary Health Network (PHN) and local area.  It is available in interactive format.

This infographic outlines key highlights from the report.

Updated 23 September 2020