Information about assessment to the NSQHS Standards
Implementing the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard is a requirement for all health service organisations assessed against the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
2019
Publication, report or update
Updated review of peer-reviewed and grey literature on mental state deterioration published since the completion of Recognising Signs of Deterioration in a Person's Mental State: Final Report.
What do clinicians need to know?
The Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard includes nine quality statements and four indicators.
Purpose
To ensure that an appropriate PIVC is selected and inserted in a suitable site that minimises the risk of failure and other PIVC-related complications, taking into account the patient’s clinical condition and preferences for the location of the PIVC.
Indicators for local monitoring
These indicators align with quality statements 4 and 7 of the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard and with the performance indicators for certification and recertification developed by the CCRTGE and GESA.
Purpose
To ensure the results of colonoscopy are effectively communicated and that patients are offered follow-up treatment or ongoing surveillance in accordance with evidence-based guidelines.
Purpose
To ensure patients recover and are discharged safely with available information about the outcomes of the colonoscopy and arrangements for follow-up.
Purpose
To optimise detection and management of disease, to minimise adverse outcomes for all patients who undergo colonoscopy, and to ensure the colonoscopy is documented adequately in the patient’s health record.
Purpose
To ensure all colonoscopies and associated sedation and clinical care are provided by skilled clinicians at a high level of safety and quality.
Purpose
To ensure the safe and appropriate sedation of patients undergoing colonoscopy.