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This report provides a summary of findings from a literature review and environment scan undertaken to inform options for national public reporting standards of safety and quality in health care across public and private hospitals in Australia.

This fact sheet is designed to assist members of a governing body to fulfil their role in meeting the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS).

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 provides a summary of findings from consumer and clinician focus groups and expert interviews undertaken to inform options for national public reporting standards of safety and quality in health care across public and private hospitals in Australia.

This week’s issue includes items on clinical variation, social care, health privacy, value based healthcare, allied health, obesity, healthcare improvement, pay for performance, waste and more.

The Commission’s employment terms and conditions are detailed in its enterprise agreement made and approved under Part 2-4 of the Fair Work Act 2009.

This report identifies options and recommendations to support implementation of public reporting for quality healthcare and patient safety. The report has been informed by consumer and clinician focus groups, expert interviews, and a literature review and environment scan. The options paper was endorsed by all Health Ministers in 2020.

This document is the Commission's Procedures for determining breaches of the APS Code of Conduct and for determining sanction.

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 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 user guide is to provide an overview of the key concepts and issues that should be addressed when measuring and evaluating consumer partnerships, and to inform the development of evaluation and monitoring plans for the Partnering with Consumers Standard.

Seven key attributes were identified for high-performing person-centred healthcare organisations.

Seven key attributes were identified for high-performing person-centred healthcare organisations.

Seven key attributes were identified for high-performing person-centred healthcare organisations.

The Commission is committed to being an inclusive organisation that recognises and fosters diversity consistent with the APS Values, Employment Principles and Code of Conduct.

The purpose of this guide is to provide a consistent national framework for clinical governance that is based on the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.

The report on attestation by governing bodies includes a definition of attestation, a review of the evidence of the effectiveness of attestation by governing bodies as part of accreditation in healthcare, and examples of the use of attestation in practice.

The purpose of this fact sheet is to identify the clinical governance roles and responsibilities of managers and clinician managers.