To provide clarification of the requirement of National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standard Item 3.6 a risk-based workforce immunisation program, as applied to dental practice.
To provide health service organisations and accrediting agencies with information on the scope and assessment of workforce training requirements related to infection prevention and control and hand hygiene.
To clarify the expected requirements (data elements) for structured reporting of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results to consumers via text message.
This advisory supplements the expected requirements set out in the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council's Requirements for medical pathology services (Third Edition 2018).
The purpose of this advisory is to clarify the requirements for health service organisations to transition from the 2016 to the 2021 Delirium Clinical Care Standard.
To update the requirements for submission of data for national hand hygiene Audit 3, 2021, Audit 1, 2022, and Audit 2, 2022, and assessment of Action 3.10
To clarify not applicable actions for BreastScreen Australia (BSA) Services implementing the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.
To describe provisional accreditation arrangements for primary and community healthcare services to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.
