Quality statement 2
A patient at risk of delirium is offered a set of interventions to prevent delirium and is regularly monitored for changes in behaviour, cognition and physical condition. Appropriate interventions are determined before a planned admission or on admission to hospital, in discussion with the patient and their family or carer.
Resources to support implementation by healthcare services and clinicians including guidance and information, tools, templates, consumer resources, implementation case studies and podcasts.
Lessons learnt from the assessment of health service organisations to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.
This standard describes the care you should expect to receive if you are at risk of, or experience delirium. Find out more about what the standard says for consumers.
Learning about patients’ experiences can help hospitals and healthcare services to identify how and where they need to make improvements in the safety and quality of the health care they provide.
Designing systems to deliver comprehensive care
The Commission's new Better Care Everywhere initiative will bring together the wide range of guidance, tools and resources developed by the Commission to provide a comprehensive approach to promoting appropriate and sustainable health care.
A patient who has survived sepsis receives individualised follow-up care to optimise functional outcomes, minimise recurrence, reduce rehospitalisation and manage the ongoing health effects of sepsis. This requires structured, holistic and coordinated post-discharge care and education that involves the patient, their family, carer, general practitioner and other clinicians.
Support and information are provided to the family or carer of a patient who has died from sepsis.
These FAQs answer some common questions about the Comprehensive Care Standard, and more generally what comprehensive care means in the Australian health system.
This page includes links to Australian and international resources to support antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs in health service organisations and in aged care and primary care. AMS programs help to improve patient safety and in the prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
A hospital-acquired complication (HAC) refers to a complication for which clinical risk mitigation strategies may reduce (but not necessarily eliminate) the risk of that complication occurring.
The Sepsis Clinical Care Standard describes the health care that should be provided to patients with signs and symptoms of sepsis. It also addresses the care that should be provided in hospital and after discharge, including survivorship.
The Aged Care Emergency (ACE) service is a nurse-led multi-agency model of care in the Hunter New England and Central Coast areas of NSW. It provides triage and clinical support and advice for residential aged care facility staff so that care for residents can be delivered in the facility where appropriate to avoid unnecessary transfer to hospital.
