Geriatrician Dr Hannah Seymour, based at Fiona Stanley Hospital Perth WA, knows better than most that time can be a challenge when treating people who break their hip – especially when facing geographical barriers.

In this case study, Dr Seymour outlines how time to surgery can improve, as recommended in the updated Hip Fracture Clinical Care Standard, released on 11 September 2023.

Also read about Esperance patient Jill Bower, who was transferred to Perth for hip fracture surgery, and has had a good recovery. 

The updated Hip Fracture Clinical Care Standard was released on 11 September 2023 to improve care for patients in hospital and improve their chance of survival and recovery. 

This infographic highlights the scale of hip fracture as a health issue in Australia, features new data on hospital care for hip fracture patients, and summarises 4 key changes in the 2023 standard.

The document provides a definition of significant risk for the purpose of Advisory GP18/04: Notification of significant risk.

This issue includes items on virtual care, value, care fragmentation, COVID-19 and more. Also covered are early online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care along with the latest from the UK’s NICE and NIHR and the USA’s AHRQ

The Corporate Plan 2023-24 outlines the strategic planning activities of the Commission and reports on the key performance indicators and performance targets.