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The Commission has appointed Conjoint Professor Anne Duggan as the Commission’s new Chief Executive Officer. Professor Duggan has more than 30 years’ experience in the health sector and took on the role of CEO from 27 March 2023.

The standard outlines framework for the communication of pathology information within the request-test-report cycle.

This standard, together with the Tier 2 document Requirements for medical pathology services, sets out the expected policies, procedures and practices laboratories are to use when packaging and transporting pathology specimens and associated materials.

The standard sets out the expected level of practice required by laboratories for heritable and non-heritable human genetic variation medical testing.

This standard outlines practice standards that assure the safety, quality and efficacy of transfusion testing, associated transfusion laboratory practice, and non-transfusion related blood group immunohaematology testing. 

This guidance for health service organisations provides options and strategies for conserving medicines primarily in the acute care setting. 

An Easy Read document for people with intellectual disability. It aims to support people with intellectual disability, their supporters and clinicians to talk about the person’s disability and what they need to make their health care accessible.

This poster can be displayed in health services to inform clinicians about people with intellectual disability and the provision of inclusive health care that is safe and high quality.

Healthcare professionals can use this fact sheet to inform making reasonable adjustments for a person’s intellectual disability to create an inclusive environment and facilitate meeting the NSQHS Standards.

The Commission's Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is a first step towards reconciliation and importantly, improving the safety and quality of healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia.

This fact sheet has been developed to assist you implement or assess against the actions as provided in the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework.

Ten Fact Sheets, a video tutorial and case studies have been developed to assist you implement or assess against the actions as provided in the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework. For support with implementation please contact the Health and Medical Research Team at HMR@safetyandquality.gov.au or the Advice Centre.

Ten Fact Sheets, a video tutorial and case studies have been developed to assist you implement or assess against the actions as provided in the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework. For support with implementation please contact the Health and Medical Research Team at HMR@safetyandquality.gov.au or the Advice Centre.

Ten Fact Sheets, a video tutorial and case studies have been developed to assist you implement or assess against the actions as provided in the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework. For support with implementation please contact the Health and Medical Research Team at HMR@safetyandquality.gov.au or the Advice Centre.

Ten Fact Sheets, a video tutorial and case studies have been developed to assist you implement or assess against the actions as provided in the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework. For support with implementation please contact the Health and Medical Research Team at HMR@safetyandquality.gov.au or the Advice Centre.

Ten Fact Sheets, a video tutorial and case studies have been developed to assist you implement or assess against the actions as provided in the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework. For support with implementation please contact the Health and Medical Research Team at HMR@safetyandquality.gov.au or the Advice Centre.

Ten Fact Sheets, a video tutorial and case studies have been developed to assist you implement or assess against the actions as provided in the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework. For support with implementation please contact the Health and Medical Research Team at HMR@safetyandquality.gov.au or the Advice Centre.

Ten Fact Sheets, a video tutorial and case studies have been developed to assist you implement or assess against the actions as provided in the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework. For support with implementation please contact the Health and Medical Research Team at HMR@safetyandquality.gov.au or the Advice Centre.

Ten Fact Sheets, a video tutorial and case studies have been developed to assist you implement or assess against the actions as provided in the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework. For support with implementation please contact the Health and Medical Research Team at HMR@safetyandquality.gov.au or the Advice Centre.

From 1 July 2023, assessments to the NSQHS Standards will be at short notice. This factsheet provides information on the requirements of the short notice assessments program and transition arrangements.

The Commission has consulted widely including with a number of clinical colleges and societies, and gratefully acknowledges their contributions.

This guidance has been developed for health service organisations to explain the importance of effective ventilation systems for preventing and controlling infections and how ventilation risks can be mitigated to improve patient and workforce safety.

The survey questions are for the public consultation on the Framework for Australian clinical quality registries Second Edition.

An attachment to the Framework for Australian clinical quality registries Second Edition consultation version on security compliance for operating clinical registries.

A summary paper and case studies on the Framework for Australian clinical quality registries Second Edition consultation version.

The Framework for Australian clinical quality registries Second Edition consultation version provides national best practice principles and technical standards for operating Australian national clinical quality registries. 

Attachment 1 to the Framework for Australian clinical quality registries Second Edition provides best practice guidance on logical design and infrastructure for operating clinical quality registries. 

The National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards Guide for Healthcare Services provides support for healthcare services implementing the Primary and Community Healthcare Standards. It includes practical guidance and examples of evidence that can be used to implement the actions in a way that is appropriate to the healthcare service.

Ten Fact Sheets, a video tutorial and case studies have been developed to assist you implement or assess against the actions as provided in the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework. For support with implementation please contact the Health and Medical Research Team at HMR@safetyandquality.gov.au or the Advice Centre.

This report provides analyses of antimicrobial use and appropriateness in the community in 2020 and 2021, with comparison to and trends from 2015.