2019
Publication, report or update
This report draws on data from a wide range of sources, and includes information about key advances in safety and quality in Australia; prevalence of common safety risks to patients; action taken to identify and drive the delivery of appropriate care; and the Commission’s approach to supporting value based healthcare.
The analysis and data provided in this report are limited to public hospitals. The Commission is currently working with the private hospital sector to ensure the specified safety and quality indicators can be included in future reporting.
2011
Template, survey or form
A template for completing an equipment stock take so that facilities can use the information to ensure best use of current stocks and develop a business plan for the purchase of any new items that may be required.
2011
Template, survey or form
This tool may assist individual clinical areas or whole facilities to develop robust evaluation plans for recognition and response systems.
2011
Template, survey or form
This tool is designed to assist with the development of an escalation protocol and track and trigger system.
2019
Newsletter
This week’s issue includes items on the local health and wellbeing boards, transgender patients, digital health, clinical variation, continuity of care, diabetes, primary care leadership, stroke thrombolysis, misdiagnosis, nursing and more.
Also covered are new issues of the Australian Journal of Primary Health, Healthcare Papers and Health Affairs, along with the latest online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the latest from the UK’s NICE
2024
Other resource
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.
The Commission’s Data Governance Framework specifies the obligations of the Commission with regard to data acquisition, maintenance, sharing/permissions, reporting and publication. The Data Governance Framework was developed in accordance with legislative requirements and formal agreements.