This Communiqué provides an update on the sixth meeting of the National Sepsis Program Oversight Group (Oversight Group). It may be used by members to update their nominating organisations and other key agencies about the National Sepsis Program Extension (Program Extension).
This quiz is designed for healthcare workers to support local World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD) activities. It includes 10 true or false questions focused on effective hand hygiene and appropriate glove use. It can be completed quickly, individually or in a group ahead of WHHD 2025 on 5 May.
The full list of questions and answers from the Person-centred care in practice webinar 'Better Together: Transforming healthcare complaints', held on 2 April 2025.
This Advisory outlines actions in the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations (NSQMHCMO Standards) that may not be applicable to a Service Provider. The Commission has issued this advisory to ensure accrediting agencies consistently apply not applicable status to actions within the NSQMHCMO Standards.
The Commission's Innovate RAP focuses on empowering and strengthening relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and piloting strategies for further reconciliation commitments.
This fact sheet outlines the essential steps required to clean and disinfect ultrasound transducers used for percutaneous procedures. This fact sheet does not provide guidance on the management of specific clinical procedures as this guidance should be developed locally and informed by a risk assessment.
Guidance for health service organisations and clinicians on processes to support appropriate documentation around the administration, and monitoring of oxygen therapy for adults in acute healthcare settings.
AS 5369:2023 Reprocessing of reusable medical devices and other devices in health and non-health related facilities is the national standard used by health services to inform implementation of Action 3.17 of the NSQHS Standards and Action 3.13 of Primary and Community Healthcare Standards.
The purpose of this tool is to allow Services to track the progress of implementing each standard. This monitoring tool is intended for Services implementing the Cosmetic Surgery Module.
The purpose of this tool is to allow Services to track the progress of implementing each standard. This monitoring tool is intended for Services implementing the Cosmetic Surgery Standards.
Clarifies not applicable actions for all Services where cosmetic surgery is performed. This advisory is intended for Services implementing the Cosmetic Surgery Standards.
Describes the requirements for accrediting agencies to notify regulators and the Commission of significant patient risks identified when assessing to the Cosmetic Surgery Standards.
Feedback is being sought from the general practice sector on potential changes to the accreditation cycle and assessment processes of general practices. This resource provides additional information on the two proposed options to inform stakeholders prior to them sharing their feedback.
Feedback is being sought from the general practice sector on potential changes to the accreditation cycle and assessment of general practices. This resource has been developed to provide an overview of the two proposed options, to support stakeholders to share their feedback through the public consultation.
This toolkit has been specifically developed to help Junior Medical Officers (JMOs) and students with implementing projects aligned with Choosing Wisely principles. It contains support material to help guide each stage of a Choosing Wisely project.
Are you wanting to address unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures in your health service? Use the Choosing Wisely implementation toolkit to make sure all your governance, change management, communications, design, evaluation and intervention needs are covered. It provides you with best-practice information, tools and templates for your project. Read the Introduction chapter to learn more about the toolkit. It is divided into an Introduction and 5 chapters with real world case studies to guide you.
Use these 5 questions to ask your doctor or other healthcare provider to make sure you end up with the right amount of care — not too much and not too little.
This edition of the Requirements for cervical screening sets out the standards for using human papillomavirus nucleic acid testing as the primary screening method for cervical cancer screening.
The Requirements for cervical screening (Second edition 2024) replaces the following NPAAC pathology standards from 1 February 2025:
This fact sheet provides clinicians with information on safety strategies and considerations related to the discontinuation of Protaphane® InnoLet® in Australia.
This fact sheet has been developed to provide information about discontinuation of multiple insulin products in Australia. The fact sheet aims to assist consumers, their families and/or carers understand the discontinuation of multiple insulin products and the impact it has on the health care they receive.
This guidance document provides clinicians with information on safety strategies and considerations related to the discontinuation of multiple insulin products in Australia.
This user guide provides instructions for APAS contributors on dashboard colour customisation including how to save and export customised antibiograms.
