CMO MESSAGE
On World Hand Hygiene Day this Sunday 5 May 2024, we recognise efforts across the globe to share knowledge about hand hygiene, and to reduce the spread of harmful germs.
- Conjoint Associate Professor Carolyn Hullick, Chief Medical Officer
Adjunct Professor Anna Thornton was appointed Chief Nursing Officer at the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care in April 2024.
Have you registered for the online launch of Australia’s first standard for the use of psychotropic medicines in people with cognitive disability or impairment on 9 May?
This document maps the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards first edition with the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards (Primary and Community Healthcare Standards).
This fact sheet provides guidance for healthcare services and accrediting agencies on conducting desktop assessments.
National Aged Care Provider Conference 2024.
This document maps the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards with the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards (Primary and Community Healthcare Standards).
This issue includes items on the revised Emergency Triage Education Kit, values and ethics in healthcare improvement, retained swabs, electronic medication management, antimicrobial stewardship, paediatric medication safety, workplace violence, behaviour, locums, telemedicine, COVID-19, and more.
Also covered are the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, and Health Policy along with the latest from the UK’s NICE and the USA’s AHRQ.
Share input on the draft Aged Care IPC Guide by Wednesday 15 May 2024.
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