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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 week’s issue includes items on central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), integrated care, nursing, genomic medicine, deteriorating patients, shared decision making, hip and knee surgery, and more.

Also covered are new issues of the Journal for Healthcare Quality, the Journal of Patient Experience and the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, along with the latest online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and latest from the UK’s NICE.

At each assessment to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (second edition) the Commission requires assessors to test an organisation’s ability to provide safe care including at times of high patient risk.

To outline the principles and process for recognising exemplar practice in health service organisations that have been assessed to the NSQHS Standards (second edition).

This week’s issue includes items on mental and physical health, accreditation, implementation, transitions or handovers, diagnosis, and more.

Also covered are new issues of the Public Health Research & Practice, Australian Health Review  and Health Affairs, along with the latest online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care and latest from the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

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.

This week’s issue includes items on healthcare quality, an Aboriginal Cultural Safety and Security Framework, innovation, major health care challenges, accreditation and more.

Also covered are new issues of Public Health Research & Practice and Healthcare Quarterly, along with the latest online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and latest from the UK’s NICE.

This document corrects a missing symbol referring to a footnote in Table 2: Minimum retention times for anatomical pathology.

The Requirements for supervision in the clinical governance of medical pathology laboratories is a Tier 3A pathology standard.

The Fifth Edition of the standard became effective 1 August 2019. The document below addresses common questions and provides additional guidance regarding this edition.

In July 2021, the Australian Government Department of Health released the Sixth Edition of the standard.

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

The Requirements for laboratories reporting tests for the National Cervical Screening Program is a Tier 4 pathology standard.

The document below addresses concerns and answers questions regarding the First Edition of this standard.

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.

This document corrects a cross-reference to a table in Figure 2.1: Hazard classification flow chart.

This document corrects a footnote in Table 2: Minimum retention times for anatomical pathology.

The Commission has negotiated with Regulators and Accrediting Agencies the process of health service organisations applying for actions to be non applicable and verifying applications. Two mechanisms exist for conferring not applicable actions

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

This resource identifies key actions for health service organisations to reduce risks and support oral health care for adult inpatients.

To provide guidance on conducting virtual or hybrid assessments to the Primary and Community Healthcare Standards to accrediting agencies and healthcare services. 

This fact sheet provides health service organisations and accrediting agencies with updated advice regarding Action 3.13: Clean and safe environment and requirements for the use of neutral detergents.

To clarify not applicable actions for ambulance health services.

The document provides a definition of significant risk for the purpose of Advisory GP18/04: Notification of significant risk.

PICMoRS is a mnemonic for a methodology designed to help assessors undertake assessments for accreditation under the AHSSQA Scheme.