This resource will assist healthcare services to implement the new requirements of AS 5369:2023 Reprocessing of reusable medical devices and other devices in health and non-health related facilities.

This fact sheet provides guidance on the appropriate use of gloves for healthcare workers, including information on environmental sustainability and the impact of inappropriate glove use on patient safety.

This resource is designed to assist primary health providers identify and manage patients with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in the community.

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Week held from 19 to 25 October, highlights the important role of IPC in protecting the community from infection and keeping people safe.

The Commission’s theme for IPC Week 2024, from 13 to 19 October, is ‘Move the needle on IPC by breaking the chain of infection!’

The Reprocessing of reusable medical devices (RMDs) gap analysis tool is designed to support health services to measure and improve their compliance with AS 5369:2023 and with the actions related to reprocessing of RMDs in the NSQHS Standards and National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards.

Share input on the draft Aged Care IPC Guide by Wednesday 15 May 2024.

This Guide supports implementation of the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards and supplements the Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare for the aged care workforce and those providing care for older people. The Guide outlines the basic principles of infection prevention and control and explains...