Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Week is held during the third week of October each year to highlight the importance of preventing infections. The theme for IPC Week 2025 is A proactive approach to IPC: Identify the risk, Protect patients and the workforce, Control the spread of infection. Everyone has a role in the prevention and control of infections in health care.
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The Commission has developed a series of fact sheets for consumers and carers about infection prevention and control, and common and emerging healthcare-associated infections.
The Acute Anaphylaxis Clinical Care Standard contains six quality statements describing the key components of care to improve the recognition of anaphylaxis, and the provision of appropriate treatment and follow-up care.
Australia has established a Unique Device Identification (UDI) system for medical devices supplied in Australia.
The Commission has developed resources to support residential care providers and software vendors to implement and optimise their electronic National Residential Medication Chart (eNRMC) medication management systems.
Read our Q+A with Dr Carolyn Hullick, Clinical Director at the Commission and emergency physician at Hunter New England Health, who answers your questions on sepsis.
Information about the Delirium Clinical Care Standard for clinicians
Indicators have been developed to support monitoring of the care recommended in the Delirium Clinical Care Standard. Clinicians and health service organisations can use the indicators to support local quality improvement activities.
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.
Quality statement 1
A patient with any key risk factor for delirium is identified on presentation and a validated tool is used to screen for cognitive impairment, or obtain a current score if they have known cognitive impairment. Before any planned admission, the risk of delirium is assessed and discussed with the patient, to enable an informed decision about the benefits and risks.
The Delirium Clinical Care Standard includes eight quality statements describing the key components of care to improve the prevention of delirium in patients at risk and the early diagnosis and treatment of patients with delirium.
The Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Scheme (DIAS) supports the consistent assessment of diagnostic imaging practices to the Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Scheme Standards.
Electronic medication charts standardise information presented in software systems to support electronic prescribing, claiming and supply of eligible PBS and non-PBS medicines.
Pathology accrediting agencies independently assess pathology laboratories across Australia to ensure they meet the requirements for pathology practice.
The resources below support pathology workforce, pathology practices and accrediting agencies by providing guidance on the NPAAC accreditation materials including the standards
The National Pathology Accreditation Scheme (NPAS) accredits Australian pathology laboratories.
The National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) accreditation materials include pathology standards that protect the Australian public from harm and ensure consistency of pathology services.
The Commission is reviewing the Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Standards and Scheme to improve the safety and quality of patient care.
Accreditation provides assurances to the community that healthcare services meet the expected standards for safety and quality. It is a formal program where trained independent reviewers assess evidence of implementation for specified standards.
