This literature review provides information about quality and safety in end-of-life care beyond hospitals with a particular focus on Australians living in residential aged care or receiving aged care services in the community. There is also a supplement relating to care during the pandemic.
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) today announced the appointment of Conjoint Professor Anne Duggan as the Commission’s new Chief Executive Officer.
Professor Duggan has more than 30 years’ experience in the health sector and will take on the role of CEO from Monday 27 March 2023.
Requirements for information communication and reporting (Fifth Edition) is currently in use.
This document was published by the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) whilst under the governance of the Department of Health and Aged Care. From 1 July 2021, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) assumed responsibility for coordinating the National Pathology Accreditation (NPA) Scheme and supporting the development of the pathology accreditation standards.
This has been superseded by Requirements for Medical Testing for Human Genetic Variation (Fourth Edition, 2025).
Requirements for transfusion laboratory practice (Fifth Edition) is currently in use.
The Requirements for Transfusion Laboratory Practice are for use by laboratories providing pre-transfusion and antenatal and post-natal immunohaematology testing and issuing of blood and blood products. They are also for use in patient testing where it is conducted by the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. Additional requirements are applicable for testing of donor blood specimens.
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