To update accrediting agencies of health service organisations’ requirements for the 2021 Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard in the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards relating to antimicrobial stewardship, specifically in relation to surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis.
To describe the requirement for accrediting agencies to examine external and non-routine internal reports of reviews and investigations into significant safety and quality issues, clinical governance or safety breaches as part of a health service organisation’s accreditation assessment.
To clarify for accrediting agencies and health service organisations their responsibilities and the recommended processes to be followed when health services change accrediting agencies.
To describe arrangements for accreditation of newly established health service organisations applying for interim accreditation to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.
To clarify not applicable actions for ambulance health services.
To clarify not applicable actions for community managed organisations providing mental health services.
New resources are now available to support implementation of the Cosmetic Surgery Standards and the Cosmetic Surgery Module.
New resources are now available to support implementation of the Cosmetic Surgery Standards and the Cosmetic Surgery Module.
2025
Newsletter
This issue includes items on learning health systems, workforce, heavy menstrual bleeding, social media, surgery, ethnicity, hospital in the home, aged care, resilience, and more.
Also covered are the latest from Residential Aged Care Communiqué, BMJ Quality &Safety, Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, Health Affairs, Health Policy, International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the USA’s AHRQ.
To clarify the applicability of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific actions in the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.