Next week, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is releasing the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Care Standard.
CEO MESSAGE
On behalf of the Commission, I'm delighted to announce that we have signed an historic Joint Statement to reduce the health system’s carbon emissions.
- Conjoint Professor Anne Duggan, CEO
There's still time to secure your place at the National Medicines Symposium on 19 November 2024.
The Commission’s theme for IPC Week 2024, from 13 to 19 October, is ‘Move the needle on IPC by breaking the chain of infection!’
2024
Tool or template
Assessment tools for clinicians to consider when making physical and functional and psychosocial assessments when diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis.
The Commission is proud to release the Medication without harm – WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge Status Report. This report highlights Australia’s significant progress towards reducing medication errors and adverse drug events, a critical goal of the WHO Global Health Challenge.
2024
Fact sheet
This fact sheet provides guidance on the appropriate use of gloves for healthcare workers, including information on environmental sustainability and the impact of inappropriate glove use on patient safety.
To describe the sampling methodology to be used by accrediting agencies when sampling multi-site digital mental health service providers at accreditation assessment.
To advise of changes to data submission requirements for national hand hygiene audit period 2.
The intent of this advisory is to ensure that assessors using the National Safety and Quality Standards and specifically Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander actions, receive face-to-face cultural safety training.