Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a serious gastrointestinal disease, often caused by inappropriate antimicrobial use.
The awarding of exemplar practice is used to highlight examples of safe and good-quality practice in health services who are implementing the NSQHS Standards, to facilitate the sharing of information between organisations.
Approved accrediting agencies assess health service organisations to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards, Multi-Purpose Services (MPS) Module, and/or the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework. These agencies are approved by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) following application and review by an approval panel.
All public and private hospitals, day procedure services and public dental practices are required to be accredited to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.
Many other healthcare facilities will also choose to be accredited in order to improve the safety and quality of health care provision. Assessment to the NSQHS Standards second edition commenced in January 2019.
The Commission has a strong commitment to promote, support and encourage safety and quality in the provision of health care for people who experience mental health issues across all healthcare settings.
The Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration Standard describes the systems and processes to respond effectively to patients when their physical, mental or cognitive condition deteriorates.
These FAQs answer some common questions about the Comprehensive Care Standard, and more generally what comprehensive care means in the Australian health system.
The tools and solutions developed through the National Clinical Handover Initiative Pilot Program are available on this page.
The Commission has developed resources to assist health service organisations align their patient safety and quality improvement programs using the framework of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.
Appropriate and timely care is provided to patients whose condition is acutely deteriorating.
Acute deterioration is detected and recognised, and action is taken to escalate care.
Organisation-wide systems are used to support and promote detection and recognition of acute deterioration, and the response to patients whose condition acutely deteriorates. These systems are consistent with the National Consensus Statement: Essential elements for recognising and responding to acute physiological deterioration, the National Consensus Statement: Essential elements for safe and high-quality end-of-life care, the National Consensus Statement: Essential elements for recognising and responding to deterioration in a person’s mental state, the National consensus statement: essential elements for safe and high-quality paediatric end-of-life care, and the Delirium Clinical Care Standard.
Strategies are used to effectively manage the availability and safety of blood and blood products.
The clinical use of blood and blood products is appropriate, and strategies are used to reduce the risks associated with transfusion.
Systems to effectively communicate critical information and risks when they emerge or change are used to ensure safe patient care.