This is a two-sided A4 medication chart with no regular medicine order spaces.
Paediatric NIMC resources come in public and private hospital versions for acute and long stay.
The NIMC chart has been adapted into three different versions for adults, with Acute, Long stay and GP e-versions available.
Obtaining a best possible medication history (BPMH) is an important first step in medication reconciliation.
The National Medication Management Plan (NMMP) is a standardised medication reconciliation form used at hospital admission.
Antimicrobials are important medicines used to treat infections. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious threat to human health and patient safety. Hundreds of people in Australia die each year as a result of AMR.
The Commission has developed a range of resources for consumers, clinicians and health service organisations to support improvements in health literacy.
The national inpatient medication charts (NIMC) and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme hospital medication chart (PBS HMC) are standardised nationally, and are designed to communicate medication information consistently between healthcare professionals.
Medication charts help to standardise medication management and can increase medication safety.
The charts are based on the best evidence available at the time of development. Healthcare professionals are advised to use clinical discretion and consider the circumstances for individual patients when using the charts for patient medication management in acute care settings.
Download infographics for the Second Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation.
The First Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation, released in November 2015, examined six clinical themes covering prescribing, diagnostic, medical and surgical interventions.
The Second Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation, released in 2017, examines 18 clinical items across four clinical themes: chronic disease and infection – potentially preventable hospitalisations, cardiovascular, women’s health and maternity, and surgical interventions.
The Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard (2024) is endorsed by key professional and consumer organisations.
The Commission has developed resources for consumers, clinicians and health services on the use of transvaginal mesh products for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and mesh removal.
Decision support tools can encourage shared decision making by informing discussions between clinicians and consumers.
A high quality colonoscopy should be safe, effective, appropriate and accessible. This is the rationale for a safety and quality model for colonoscopy. This page explores the history of developing this model.
Well-designed incident management systems assist patients, carers, families and the workforce to identify, report, manage and learn from incidents.
CARAlert collects, analyses and reports on nationally agreed priority organisms with critical resistances to last-line antimicrobials.
The Commission’s Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Australia (AURA) Project contributes to the national program for surveillance of antimicrobial use and resistance in human health across Australia.
The Commission has prepared an information sheet about how care should be provided to people at the end of life in hospitals. It provides patients, family members, carers and consumers with useful information.