This issue includes items on the new National guidelines for presentation of electronic discharge summaries, planning, hand hygiene in community settings, peripheral intravenous catheters, facemasks and respirators, and more. Along with the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Australian Health Review, Australian Journal of Primary Health, Health Policy and Health Affairs. Also included is the latest from the UK’s NICE.

The MedicineInsight Continuing Professional Development Guide: COPD Pharmacological Management 2025 is a Quality Improvement Guide accompanying the MedicineInsight Practice Report: COPD Pharmacological Management 2025. Participating practices are offered COPD-focused quality improvement activities to align with best practice and identify key areas for improvement, benefiting patients. This activity can contribute to CPD requirements for participating GPs.

The Commission is seeking a non-ongoing, part time (0.4-0.8 FTE) MO6 Medical Advisor, First Nations Health for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension.

Applications for this role will close 11.59pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) Sunday 18 January 2026.

Questions about the role can be directed to Naomi Poole on 02 7232 5520.

This Easy Read resource will help people with intellectual disability and cognitive impairment understand the signs and symptoms of sepsis, and what to do if they are worried about sepsis.

This issue includes items on violence against women and girls, electronic record systems, nursing, surgical mortality, and more. Along with the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, Nursing Leadership, Residential Aged Care Communiqué and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care.