Medication safety self-assessment tools
The New South Wales Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC), in consultation with the Commission has made the decision to decommission the Medication Safety Self-Assessment (MSSA®) for Australian Hospitals on 30 September 2025. In August 2025, the Commission will remove references to the MSSA® for Australian Hospitals on its website and as an example in the guidance about meeting the requirements of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Medication Safety Standard.
Health service organisations that wish to purchase their own licence to continue using the MSSA® may visit the Institute of Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Canada’s MSSA® webpage for further information.
If you have any queries, please contact medsafety@safetyandquality.gov.au.
Medication safety self-assessment tools are specifically designed to help hospitals take an active and system-based approach to medication safety.
- Medication Safety Self Assessment® for Australian Hospitals
- Medication Safety Self Assessment® for Antithrombotic Therapy (ISMP)
- Medication Safety Self Assessment® for Oncology (ISMP)
These tools help hospitals to:
- Verify their services against the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
- Drive change by identifying and measuring areas for improvement
- Self-assess medication safety practices within their health service
- Identify improvement opportunities
- Compare their services with the aggregate experience of similar services.