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This guide explains how digital mental health service providers should prepare for and manage clinical and technical incidents and use an open disclosure process to communicate with service users about unexpected poor health outcomes or harm.

On 1 September 2022, the Commission released the first national Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard to improve early management of patients with this common condition, which is a leading cause of disability worldwide.

The standard advocates a shift towards active approaches to support people with low back pain and reduce their chance of ongoing problems.

The Framework for Australian clinical quality registries Second Edition consultation version provides national best practice principles and technical standards for operating Australian national clinical quality registries. 

This guide explains how digital mental health service providers should implement a charter of service users rights.

On 30 June 2022, the Commission released the new Sepsis Clinical Care Standard. The new standard is a ‘game changer’ that will ensure healthcare workers recognise sepsis as a medical emergency.

Attachment 1 to the Framework for Australian clinical quality registries Second Edition provides best practice guidance on logical design and infrastructure for operating clinical quality registries. 

It's time to update the National Consensus Statement. The consultation draft includes information from recent literature reviews and has been adapted to provide an opportunity to broaden the content and enable its use in all settings where end-of-life care is provided including primary and community care and residential aged care facilities.

On 27 April 2022, the Commission released the new national Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard.

This guide provides practical strategies to help digital mental health service providers develop current, comprehensive and effective policies, procedures and protocols that cover safety and quality risks and compliance with legislation and regulations.

This complete version of the Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard describes what each quality statement means for patients and their families, clinicians, and health service organisations, and provides indicators for local monitoring. It includes information about using clinical care standards, and the background and evidence sources for this standard.

An attachment to the Framework for Australian clinical quality registries Second Edition consultation version on security compliance for operating clinical registries.

This guide provides practical strategies to help digital mental health service providers effectively partner with service users in the governance, planning, design, measurement and evaluation of the service. 

On 4 November 2022, the Commission released the first national Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard to reduce rates of stillbirth and remove the culture of silence.

The standard provides a framework for healthcare practitioners to identify stillbirth risks, communicate effectively with women about reducing risk, discuss clinical investigations after stillbirth, and provide support after perinatal loss.

A summary paper and case studies on the Framework for Australian clinical quality registries Second Edition consultation version.