This issue includes items on pay for performance, primary care and more. Along with the latest from International Journal for Quality in Health Care, BMJ Quality & Safety, Public Health Research & Practice, American Journal of Medical Quality, and Health Expectations and the UK’s NIHR..
To inform imaging practices of the new national diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for multi detector computer tomography (CT).
This document provides information for APAS contributors on verification rules for OrgTRx.
Macquarie University conducted a Rapid Literature Review in March 2024, highlighting the widespread adoption of pathology Point of Care Testing (PoCT) devices in Australia. The Executive Summary highlights the significant benefits of PoCT, but also notable safety and quality challenges.
This fact sheet provides guidance on how an incident arising from a clinical trial is identified, reported, and managed in Health Service Organisations (HSOs).
On the Radar Issue 701 is now available.
The first public consultation on the NSQHS Standards (third edition) closed on 30 September 2025.
This issue includes items on the updated Preventing falls and harm from falls best practice in older people: Best Practice Guidelines, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), audit and feedback, prevention, patient-centred care, partnering with consumers, intimate partner violence, and more. Along with the latest from Clinical Communiqué, BMJ Leader, Emergency Medicine Australasia, and International Journal for Quality in Health Care.
Spirometry is a common lung function test used to monitor and diagnose lung and airway conditions. This factsheet includes practical strategies to help reduce the risk of infection transmission during spirometry testing.
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released revised national guidance on how to prevent falls and fall-related injury. This is the first revision of the Falls Guidelines since 2009.