For 85-year-old Glenda Gartrell who lives with knee osteoarthritis, daily life revolves around keeping active. If she finds herself sitting down for too long, she will jump on her exercise bike to get her body moving. Glenda is an advocate of the Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard, released by the Commission on 15 August 2024.
There is a lot going on inside the head of forensic psychologist Tom Buttel when it comes to thinking about how to best manage his knee osteoarthritis. He is an advocate of the Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard, released by the Commission on 15 August 2024.
The quality statements for the Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard are based on best available evidence and guideline recommendations at the time of development. This summary describes the relevance of each evidence source to the quality statements.
This Implementation Guide describes activities and resources that are recommended for Primary Health Networks (PHNs) supporting local services and clinicians to implement the Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard.
These slides can be used to present to clinicians on the Osteoarthritis Clinical Care Standard. Content covers why the standard was developed, an overview of the quality statements, and one case study.
Primary health networks can adapt the presentation and are encouraged to invite local clinicians to present - and to include a local case study.
By supporting the dissemination and implementation of the Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard, primary health networks (PHNs) will contribute to reducing:
Monitoring the implementation of clinical care standards helps healthcare services to meet some of the requirements of the:
To describe provisional accreditation arrangements for primary and community healthcare services to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.
Describes the requirements for accrediting agencies to notify regulators and the Commission of significant patient risks identified.
The updated Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard was released on 15 August 2024 to improve the assessment and management of patients in all healthcare settings, including primary care services, private practices and hospitals.
This infographic highlights the scale of osteoarthritis of the knee as a health issue in Australia, features data on health care for knee osteoarthritis patients, and summarises 4 key changes in the 2024 standard.