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A National Standard for credentialling and defining the scope of clinical practice of medical practitioners, for use in public and private hospitals

The purpose of this paper is to outline six strategies to update and improve the reliability of the accreditation process.

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.

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.

The purpose of this policy is to outline the requirements for accrediting agencies in relation to managing and preventing conflicts of interest.

The purpose of this background paper was to present a précis of the policy and clinical framework for end-of-life care within the Australian acute healthcare setting and as interpreted by consumers, clinicians and policy makers in 2013.

Safe and high-quality care for patients with cognitive impairment or at risk of delirium in acute health services

A literature review to better understand the use of antipsychotic medicines for people aged 65 years and over.