The Commission has developed a range of tools and resources to support health services to improve the safety and quality of end-of-life care.
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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.
Getting the best outcomes for patients and reducing harm are the goals of the Atlas series. Each Atlas examines a series of health topics, investigates variation and the possible reasons for it, and provides specific achievable actions to reduce unwarranted variation.
The rate of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SABSI) in a hospital is considered to be an indication of the effectiveness of the hospital’s infection prevention and control program.
The Commission has developed a range of resources to help improve the safety and quality of health care for people with cognitive impairment or at risk of delirium.
There are many different tools and resources that can help consumers and healthcare professionals share decisions together.
The Commission has developed a number of videos and webinars on shared decision making.
This page lists a range of crisis helplines available 24/7, across all states and territories.
Medication safety in mental health is an important safety issue. The Commission has developed resources to support medication safety in mental health.
The Commission considers that implementation of the second edition of the NSQHS Standards provides a robust framework for safety and quality in mental health services in public and private hospitals, and community services provided by local health networks.
The Commission in collaboration with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) developed the NGPA Scheme, which commenced on 1 January 2017.
The NGPA Scheme supports the accreditation of Australian general practices to the RACGP Standards for general practices and the RACGP Standards for point-of-care testing (as of November 2021).
The AHSSQA Scheme provides for the national coordination of accreditation processes.
The Commission works with national and international partners to improve the safety of medicines naming and labelling.
This page includes information on infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies for carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs) and links to additional resources.
The Commission supports World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) by providing a range of resources and coordinating initiatives to support the effective use of antimicrobials in preventing and containing antimicrobial resistance, and support local WAAW activities.
The World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist has been demonstrated to improve patient safety and is now widely used in Australia as the nationally agreed strategy for surgical safety.
World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) is celebrated from 18 - 24 November each year.
Ensuring that patients who deteriorate receive appropriate and timely care is a key safety and quality challenge. The Commission has introduced a range of systems to better manage recognition of and response to acute physiological deterioration.
These posters show the key steps for standard precautions and when caring for patients who require transmission-based precautions, due to a known or suspected infection.