Resource library

The top tips are designed to help consumers, their families, carers and other support people get the most out of their health care.

The second edition of the Charter (A4 Accessible version).

An infographic for consumers on the second edition of the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights.

Instructions on how to submit a completed audit using the Hand Hygiene Compliance Application.

Instructions for troubleshooting the Hand Hygiene Compliance Application on your Apple device

This document provides instructions for APAS contributors on how to build a susceptibility profile for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus species (VRE), and carbapenem (meropenem) resistant organisms (CROs) by downloading data from OrgTRx into Microsoft Excel.

The tops Tips for Safe Health Care are now available in digital formats to display on screens.

Display the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights on your health service’s TV monitors and digital signs.

The Antimicrobial Medicines Dispensing from 2013–14 to 2017–18 report is the first analysis to probe antimicrobial prescribing at every level over five years – national, state and territory, Primary Health Network (PHN) and local area.  It is available in interactive format.

This infographic outlines key highlights from the report.

Updated 23 September 2020

Maintaining good hand care is important for ensuring effective hand hygiene. Frequent hand hygiene is important for preventing the spread of infection, such as COVID-19, however frequent hand hygiene can take a toll on your hands.

The Australasian College of Dermatologists and the Occupational Dermatitis Research and Education Centre have recently developed information resources to support healthcare workers, ensuring that they have healthy hands.

This fact sheet explains what the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard means for clinicians and for patient care.

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.

An overview of the healthcare rights patients can expect including access, safety, respect, partnership, information, privacy and giving feedback.

A comprehensive guide to the healthcare rights patients can expect including access, safety, respect, partnership, information, privacy and giving feedback.

This infographic describes the steps for consumers to help set health care goals.

Delivering comprehensive care is delivered when conditions support the healthcare workforce to provide person-centred value-based care.

This document provides guidance to support temporary collection facilities during the evolving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.

The Delirium Clinical Care Standard poster displays the key steps for treatment and prevention of delirium. 

The Hip Fracture Clinical Care Standard Infographic is a visual representation on why the Standard is required, and explains each Quality Statement.