This leaflet provides information on sepsis and bereavement support and is written for people who have lost someone because of sepsis.
This leaflet provides information about sepsis and what it means for care and recovery. It is written for adults who are being treated for sepsis in hospital.
The slides were originally presented at the webcast launch of the Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard and presented by Conjoint Professor Anne Duggan. They discuss how the standard can improve appropriate care and reduce harm, and discuss specific elements of the standard in detail.
This complete version of the Sepsis Clinical Care Standard describes what each quality statement means for patients and their families, clinicians, and healthcare services. It outlines key considerations in regard to equity and cultural safety in sepsis care, and provides indicators to support local monitoring. It includes information about using clinical care standards, and the background and evidence sources for this standard.
A new standard of care will help thousands of Australians at risk from long-term reliance on opioid analgesics following short-term use for acute pain in hospital.
Released today, the first national Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard, developed by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission), sets out appropriate use of opioid analgesics in the emergency department and after surgery.