This fact sheet provides important information for clinicians to consider when discussing advance care plans with patients and sets out the actions that directly relate to advance care planning in the NSQHS Standards.
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed a series of fact sheets to support clinicians providing care to people who are nearing the end of life.
This consumer guide explains what the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard means for consumers, and what they can do to have an active role in their care.
A comprehensive guide to the healthcare rights patients can expect including access, safety, respect, partnership, information, privacy and giving feedback.
The purpose of this fact sheet is to describe how day procedure services can enhance consumers’ involvement in governance, design and performance-monitoring activities.
Health service organisations are required to develop and implement systems and processes that support patient-clinician discussions about the patient’s preferences for care in the future, to document advance care plans, and to act on advance care plans as part of comprehensive care delivery and for the NSQHS Standards.
This document supports the implementation of the Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Clinical Care Standard. Each section of the guide includes tips for implementation, case studies and examples of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention strategies, reflective questions and useful resources.
