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The purpose of this advisory is to standardise requirements for assessment of general practices that physically relocate premises during an accreditation cycle.

The purpose of this advisory is to clarify responsibilities and processes for accrediting agencies and general practices when a practice transfers between accrediting agencies.

To describe the requirements for accrediting agencies to notify the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) and relevant state and territory health care complaints bodies of significant risks of patient harm that pose an ongoing risk to public health and safety that are identified during the assessment of general practices.

The purpose of this advisory is to clarify the requirements for hand hygiene audits during the response phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This infographic is targeted at reducing inappropriate use of antipsychotics. It summarises why this is such an important issue for people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) across multiple healthcare settings.

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 this infection

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

This poster outlines four important actions in providing safe, high-quality care for people with cognitive impairment in hospital during COVID-19.

Environmental cleaning is a key component of standard precautions; the first-line in infection prevention and control in the healthcare environment.

Updated July 2020.

Environmental cleaning is a key component of standard precautions; the first-line in infection prevention and control in the healthcare environment.