This fact sheet provides general information about the web tool. The tool allows consumers to access data from their local hospital, alongside information about how safety and quality is assessed in the Australian health system.
The Safety in Health Care web tool is a national platform that allows consumers to look up safety and quality data from their local hospital.
This report provides analyses of antimicrobials supplied under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation PBS in 2023, and trends from 2015. The report highlights antimicrobial use in aged care and by local area.
Released August 2024
This report provides analyses of data captured by Australian Passive AMR Surveillance (APAS) on antimicrobial resistance trends in multidrug-resistant organisms (MROs) from 2006 to 2023. The MROs included are:
- Vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium (VRE)
- Fluoroquinolone resistance in Escherichia coli
- Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Released July 2024
This decision aid can be used with your doctor to help you decide whether to use antibiotics when you have a flare-up (exacerbation) of your chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
This decision aid can be used with your doctor to help you decide whether to use antibiotics when you or your child has sinusitis (acute rhinosinusitis).
This PowerPoint presentation is designed to assist consumers deliver the educational session for Partnering with Consumers: A guide for consumers, and can be used in partnership with staff from the local health service organisation.
This Facilitator Guide is designed to assist consumers deliver the educational session for Partnering with Consumers: A guide for consumers, and can be used in partnership with staff from the local health service organisation.
This fact sheet describes the requirements for documenting medicines-related information in line with the intent of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards
This case study is one of four, designed to align with Partnering with Consumers: A guide for consumers. It focuses on the Emergency Department Consumer Advisory Group at Fiona Stanley Hospital and how consumer leadership has changed the way that services are designed, delivered and evaluated.