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The role of the Osteoarthritis Clinical Care Standard Topic Working Group was to provide expert advice on the development of the first version of the Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard published in 2017.

The Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Scheme Standards provide a consistent statement on the level of care consumers can expect from diagnostic imaging practices. The standards aim to protect the public from harm and improve the quality of imaging delivered.

The Acute Coronary Syndromes Clinical Care Standard contains six quality statements describing the care that a patient with acute coronary syndrome should be offered.

Updated review of peer-reviewed and grey literature on mental state deterioration published since the completion of Recognising Signs of Deterioration in a Person's Mental State: Final Report.

The 2019 APS employee census was undertaken between 6 May and 7 June 2019.

The Evidence Sources document provides the evidence sources used to develop the Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard.

The Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard includes guidance for consumers, clinicians and health service organisations.

A large print version of the second edition of the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights (A3).

A large print text version of the second edition of the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights (A4 version).

A poster of the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights (second edition).

An infographic of the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights for consumers (Accessible A3 version).

The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights was reviewed over two phases. This report describes the consultation process undertaken during Phase 2 of the review.

This report draws on data from a wide range of sources, and includes information about key advances in safety and quality in Australia; prevalence of common safety risks to patients; action taken to identify and drive the delivery of appropriate care; and the Commission’s approach to supporting value based healthcare.

The analysis and data provided in this report are limited to public hospitals. The Commission is currently working with the private hospital sector to ensure the specified safety and quality indicators can be included in future reporting.

A comprehensive care plan is a document describing agreed goals of care, and outlining planned medical, nursing, midwifery and allied health activities for a patient.

The Commission’s employment terms and conditions are detailed in its enterprise agreement made and approved under Part 2-4 of the Fair Work Act 2009.

This document is the Commission's Procedures for determining breaches of the APS Code of Conduct and for determining sanction.

Prof Samantha Keogh and Dr Saira Mathew from the Queensland University of Technology have prepared this report on behalf of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.

Dr Kelly Shaw, Dr Jennifer Makin and Professor Tania Winzenberg from KP Health and Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, have prepared this report on behalf of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.

This document supports the implementation of the Acute Coronary Syndromes Clinical Care Standard by highlighting what is known about the evidence, best practice and current practice – and the opportunities to bring these closer together.