Australia is one of the few countries that has a national approach to health literacy. This is described in the National Statement on Health Literacy, which was endorsed by all Health Ministers in 2014.
Overview
Prevention and management of pressures injuries forms part of the Comprehensive Care Standard.
Updated Falls Guidelines
The Falls Guidelines (2025) provide recommendations and good practice points based on evidence and expert opinion on best practice for hospitals, residential aged care and community care.
The National safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards identify a number of risks in the Comprehensive Care Standard.
The risks in the NSQHS Standards include cognitive, behavioural, mental and physiological such as:
This Consensus Statement is based on the National Consensus Statement: Essential elements of safe and high-quality end-of-life care and acknowledges that there are additional considerations, principles and actions required to provide optimal care to children at the end of life.
Overview
The National Consensus Statement: Essential elements for safe high-quality end-of-life care describes a best practice approach to caring for people who are at the end of their life.
Find links to free end-of-life care training and other resources from around Australia on this page.