This document aims to inform healthcare professionals and system funders or regulators about how the national sentinel events list has changed in the second edition, and the process that was undertaken to review and revise the list.
Sentinel events are a subset of adverse patient safety events that are wholly preventable and result in serious harm to, or the death of, a patient. The purpose of sentinel event reporting is to ensure public accountability and transparency and drive national improvements in patient safety.
This poster illustrates the chain of transmission of infection for acute respiratory infections and highlights how to interrupt the spread of infection.
The poster was developed in conjunction with NSW Health Clinical Excellence Commission.
The purpose of this policy is to outline the requirements for accrediting agencies in relation to managing and preventing conflicts of interest.
The Commission has developed Australia's response to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication without harm.
Recognition for exemplar practice in implementing the NSQHS Standards.
This fact sheet provides tips for recommending a digital mental health service that align with the NSQHS Standards and the Digital Mental Health Module.
This guide includes a checklist and key questions you might want answers to before using a digital mental health service, things to look for and some space to make notes when you are making your choice.
The purpose of this fact sheet is to support health service organisations with implementation of partial easing of restrictions on elective surgery, investigations and procedures and standard and transmission-based infection prevention and control precautions.
This resource was last updated on 5 August 2020.
Health service organisations are required to develop and implement systems and processes that support patient-clinician discussions about the patient’s preferences for care in the future, to document advance care plans, and to act on advance care plans as part of comprehensive care delivery and for the NSQHS Standards.