To provide guidance for accrediting agencies and general practices on implementing the new RACGP definition of a general practice for the purpose of accreditation.
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) welcomes the appointment of Professor Christine Kilpatrick AO as the Commission’s new Board Chair for a five-year term.
Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Mark Butler MP, confirmed Professor Kilpatrick’s appointment as Commission Chair, effective 1 April 2024.
The ETEK is a resource for nurses preparing for the emergency department (ED) triage role and for educators. Triage ensures patients with the most urgent clinical need are prioritised for care in the ED.
The Aged Care Emergency (ACE) service aims to support aged care facility staff to deliver care for acutely unwell residents and to avoid unnecessary transfer to hospital where possible.
To inform the development of Standard 5 – Clinical Care (Standard 5) and associated implementation resources, the Commission sought a rapid review of peer-reviewed research and grey literature related to the experiences, priorities and clinical care needs of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The review was conducted by a team from the University of New South Wales and NeuRA, with advice from community Elders and people working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the aged care context.
This resource accompanies the Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard. It describes what the quality statements mean for healthcare services and provides indicators to support local quality improvement activity.
This fact sheet has been developed to assist health service organisations (HSOs) and clinicians involved in medication management; for instance, those involved in the prescribing, dispensing and administration of medicines. It can be used to assist in the understanding of the application of ‘mixed-case’ lettering as a risk-reduction strategy.
To align clinical practice with the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Blood Management Standard and national Patient Blood Management (PBM) Guidelines for single unit transfusion.
This self-assessment tool will assist service providers in implementing the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations (NSQMHCMO Standards) and should be used together with the Guide for Service Providers.
This Guide for Service Providers was co-designed with the Mental Health Coordinating Council to support implementation of the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations (NSQMHCMO Standards).
This poster was co-designed with Lived Experience Australia to provide information on what the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations (NSQMHCMO Standards) mean to consumers and how they can benefit them.
This fact sheet outlines how the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations (NSQMHCMO Standards) affect peer workers and provides information and support surrounding the Standards.
This fact sheet provides consumers with information on what is involved with accreditation to the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations (NSQMHCMO Standards). It also outlines how to support consumers and carers during this process.
This fact sheet outlines accreditation to the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations (NSQMHCMO Standards) and explains how it will affect consumers. Accreditation begins on 1 July 2024.
This fact sheet provides information on how consumers can use their lived experience to improve mental health services for everyone. It relates to the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations (NSQMHCMO Standards).
This fact sheet explains the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations (NSQMHCMO Standards) and how they can benefit consumers.
These slides can be used and/or adapted to present to clinicians on the Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard. Content covers why the standard was developed, an overview of the quality statements, and three case studies.
This resource is designed to assist HealthPathways clinical editors to align local pathways with the standard. It summarises key aspects of the standard relevant to a general practitioner (GP) consultation.
This tool is provided to support acute public hospitals to calculate the age-standardised rate for Indicator 9a-Hospital rate of hysterectomy per 100 episodes.
This fact sheet provides an overview of treatment options for heavy menstrual bleeding. Its primary purpose is to support discussions between clinicians and women about their options.
This Requirement sets out the standards for using Human Papillomavirus nucleic acid testing as the primary screening method for cervical cancer screening.
This document will be replacing three previous Tier 4 NPAAC documents, namely:
This document outlines some changes made to MedicineInsight as part of the transition from NPS MedicineWise to the Commission, along with the actions required by reconsenting practices and participating general practitioners to continue involvement in the program.
GPs at participating MedicineInsight practices who would like the practice clinical activity reports to identify them by name must complete this consent form and return it to the Commission via medicineinsight@safetyandquality.gov.au.
