As older people develop more complex health needs and move more frequently between care settings, their risk of harm increases. Our resources support the delivery of safe, coordinated and evidence-based care to improve outcomes for older people.

This factsheet highlights the issues surrounding antimicrobial use in older people and provides information for older people, their families and their carers.

The standard contains eight quality statements that describe the health care you should receive to support the correct use of psychotropic medicines. This fact sheet explains each quality statement and what it means for you.  

This is an easy read document about the standard. The standard is to help everyone know how and when to use psychotropic medicines.

MEDIA RELEASE As Australia's population continues to age, the need for more appropriate and safer medicine use is critical. The National Medicines Symposium 2024, hosted by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, will address this issue under the theme ‘Appropriate Use of Medicines in an Ageing Population.’

The Commission is seeking your feedback on the draft Aged Care Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guide.

Read the Autumn 2024 issue of Commission eNews.

This issue includes items on the new National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards User Guide for the health care of people with intellectual disability, consumer engagement, patient safety, medical research, opioids, medication safety, aged care, infections, and more. Also covered are the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety,...

A joint presentation from Professor Sarah Hilmer AM and Dr Lisa Kouladjian O'Donnell on Approaches to deprescribing of medicines. 

A presentation from Professor Jenny May AM on the Challenges of quality use of medicines in rural settings.