Resource library

An information sheet for senior executives and clinical leaders outlining essential elements of patient-clinician communication at transitions of care.

An information sheet for healthcare providers outlining essential elements of patient-clinician communication at transitions of care.

Posters illustrating communicating with your healthcare provider when you are attending a health service.

Information sheet for consumers outlining the importance of effective communication with healthcare providers at transitions of care.

This graphic can be used to print a large conference style banner for Antimicrobial Awareness Week.

This brochure provides information for consumers regarding infections for which antibiotics may not be appropriate, and the role of antibiotics in the development of antimicrobial resistance.

This is a factsheet that outlines the principles of aseptic technique. This factsheet has been developed to support healthcare workers who carry out procedures that require aseptic technique.

This resource provides information to patients about the transmission of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales as well as information on how patients can play a role in preventing the transmission of CPE to others.

The purpose of this checklist is to assist assessors when reviewing meeting minutes and other documentation during an assessment of clinical governance in a health service organisation. It provides a guide to the types of data that governing bodies should be reviewing.

In order to provide Medicare eligible diagnostic imaging services, practices must be accredited under the Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Scheme and have registered with Services Australia and have been allocated a Location Specific Practice Number.

This graphic is is a helpful resource for clinicians and consumers to discuss the different types of antimicrobials: antibiotics, antivirals, antifungal and antiparasitic medicines.

To provide guidance on conducting hybrid assessments to the NSQHS Standards to accrediting agencies and health service organisations .

This infographic has been developed to promote the increasing risk of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) in Australia and to summarise strategies to prevent and control the spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in health care.

This fact sheet for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples provides useful information on each step of a colonoscopy procedure, from referral through to the report after the procedure. 

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

This graphic can be used as branding on a range of documents for resources to support Antimicrobial Awareness Week activities.

This resource has been developed specifically to support the important role cleaning staff play in health service organisations and aged care services, to provide a safe environment for patients and residents.

This checklist is to assist assessors when reviewing medication safety actions for organisations using paper-based National Standard Medication Charts (NSMC).

This infographic highlights the key findings from the CDI technical report: Monitoring the national burden of Clostridioides difficile infection in Australian public hospitals: 2016 to 2018. 

This poster illustrates the chain of transmission of infection, in the context of COVID-19, and highlights measures that can be implemented to interrupt the spread of infection. The poster has been updated to include vaccination.

The poster was developed in conjunction with NSW Health Clinical Excellence Commission.

To mitigate risks associated with assessors undertaking onsite assessments, accrediting agencies are required to routinely review the risks. This includes screening of assessors immediately prior to them commencing an onsite assessment.

The fact sheet aims to provide health service organisations with guidance on implementing the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Health Care Standards.

The purpose of this fact sheet is to describe the requirements for implementation of the the Multi-Purpose Services Aged Care Module as part of the Australian Health Service Safety and Quality Accreditation Scheme.

This case study describes a collaborative approach to reducing inappropriate postoperative topical antibiotic use, supporting the launch of the Cataract Clinical Care Standard.

Antibiograms are tables of antimicrobial susceptibilities compiled according to a specific set of standards. The information provided supports clinicians working with their local antimicrobial stewardship teams to improve clinical practice in regard to infections. 

This fact sheet provides users with information on the alignment of the actions and criteria from the 2017 Preventing and Controlling Healthcare-Associated Infections Standard (2017 Standard) to the 2021 Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard (2021 Standard).

The fact sheet aims to provide consumers with a brief introduction to the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards.