Resource library

The clinician survey is part of the end-of-life care audit toolkit and is made up of 31 questions designed to be undertaken across four demographics; consultants, junior doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.

A template for completing an equipment stock take so that facilities can use the information to ensure best use of current stocks and develop a business plan for the purchase of any new items that may be required.

This self-assessment and action planning tool will help you to identify gaps in current systems and plan the actions required to achieve Essential element 6: Education.

This element was re-named in the second edition of the National Consensus Statement to education and training.

This self-assessment and action planning tool will help you to identify gaps in current systems and plan the actions required to achieve Essential element 1: Measuring and documenting physiological observations.

This tool may assist individual clinical areas or whole facilities to develop robust evaluation plans for recognition and response systems.

This self-assessment and action planning tool will help you to identify gaps in current systems and plan the actions required to achieve Essential element 5: Organisational supports.

This element was re-named in the second edition of the National Consensus Statement to leadership and governance.

A template for collecting information about rapid response cases. 

This tool is designed to assist with the development of an escalation protocol and track and trigger system.

This self-assessment and action planning tool will help you to identify gaps in current systems and plan the actions required to achieve Essential element 4: Clinical Communication.

This element was re-named in the second edition of the National Consensus Statement to communicating for safety. 

A tool for evaluating staff perceptions of the rapid response system.

This self-assessment and action planning tool will help you to identify gaps in current systems and plan the actions required to achieve Essential element 8: Technological systems and solutions.

This element was re-named in the second edition of the National Consensus Statement to Systems to support high-quality care.

This self-assessment and action planning tool will help you to identify gaps in current systems and plan the actions required to achieve Essential element 3: Rapid response systems.

A template for creating a monitoring plan.

This self-assessment and action planning tool will help you to identify gaps in current systems and plan the actions required to achieve Essential element 7: Evaluation, audit and feedback.

This self-assessment and action planning tool will help you to identify gaps in current systems and plan the actions required to achieve Essential element 2: Escalation of care.

On 9 September 2021, the Commission released the updated Delirium Clinical Care Standard (2021).

The survey form for the Australian Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Version 2 (A-HSOPS 2.0). 

On 27 August 2021, the Commission released the Fourth Australian report on antimicrobial use and resistance in human health (AURA 2021).

The Commission has developed a range of templates to support hospitals implementing the A-HSOPS 2.0. These can be modified to meet hospitals’ needs.

On 12 October 2021, the Commission released the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards.