In recognition of cognitive impairment as an important safety and quality issue, the Commission has included actions in the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards and has released the Delirium Clinical Care Standard.

This resource describes a pathway to improve the early recognition of, and response to, patients with cognitive impairment to reduce harm and ensure they receive safe and high-quality care. The resource is for clinicians and for each step of the pathway there are actions clinicians can take to improve care for their patients with cognitive impairment.