Evidence Briefings on Interventions to Improve Medication Safety. Volume 1, Issue 3: August 2013

The Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Clinical Care Standard contains seven quality statements describing the care that people should expect to receive during and after a hospital stay to help reduce their risk of blood clots. These fact sheets explain each quality statement, what it means, and what you can do to have an active role in your care.

The top tips are designed to help consumers, their families, carers and other support people get the most out of their health care.

In March 2009, the Commission published a paper on the use of observation charts to recognise clinical deterioration.

The purpose of this guide is to provide information for health service organisations to help them improve the quality of care and health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people based on the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.

The purpose of this guide is to assist health service organisations to align their patient safety and quality improvement programs using the framework of the NSQHS Standards (second edition).

The purpose of this fact sheet is to identify the clinical governance roles and responsibilities of managers and clinician managers.