Find out why the Commission developed the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
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The Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard includes nine quality statements describing the care a patient should be offered.
The Commission has developed information about assessment to the NSQHS Standards and resources to support implementation of the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
Information for clinicians about the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
The Commission has identified a set of indicators for the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard. Clinicians and health service organisations can use the indicators to support quality improvement.
Quality statement 5
Before colonoscopy, a patient is assessed by an appropriately trained clinician to identify any increased risk, including cardiovascular, respiratory or airway compromise. The sedation is planned accordingly. The risks and benefits of sedation are discussed with the patient. Sedation is administered and the patient is monitored throughout the colonoscopy and recovery period in accordance with Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists guidelines.
Find out what you need to know if you are having a colonoscopy. The Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard describes what you can expect before, during and after a colonoscopy.
The My Health Record system collects documents from a range of healthcare providers. Some of this information may not be the most up-to-date patient data at the time of access.
Responses have been prepared to frequently asked questions (FAQs) to support auditing and other aspects of implementation of the National Hand Hygiene Initiative (NHHI).
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Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) are provided to support use of the Commission's hand hygiene and infection prevention and control eLearning modules.
Data on hand hygiene compliance are collected by states and territories for all public health service organisations, and by many private health service organisations, and reported nationally three times per year for the National Hand Hygiene Initiative (NHHI).
The National Hand Hygiene Initiative (NHHI) operates a Help Desk to support users of the NHHI Learning Management System (LMS) and the Hand Hygiene Compliance Application (HHCApp).
The Help Desk team endeavours to respond to your enquiry as quickly as possible. You will receive a response within 5 business days.
There are a number of tools available to support hand hygiene auditing in acute and non-acute healthcare settings.
Hand hygiene compliance auditing is conducted to assess the effectiveness of hand hygiene programs in Australia, as part of the National Hand Hygiene Initiative (NHHI). Hand hygiene compliance is assessed across both public and private Australian hospitals, consistent with AHMAC endorsed benchmark of 80 per cent.
This page lists a number of organisations who may be able to advise or support you if you have a question about your healthcare rights.