Healthcare variation – why does it happen and what can we do about it? Our online Better Care Everywhere: Healthcare variation in practice program series will answer these questions and more in the first program of its kind dedicated to reducing unwarranted variation in clinical care across Australia.
This series is part of the Commission's wider Better Care Everywhere initiative which brings together the wide range of guidance, tools and resources developed by the Commission to provide a comprehensive approach to appropriate and sustainable health care.
Antimicrobial stewardship in aged care is important to improve the safe and appropriate use of antimicrobials and decrease the risk of antimicrobial resistance for older people.
The Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard contains eight quality statements that describe the care that clinicians should provide to consumers when they have an infection, or are at risk of an infection. Learn what the standard means for clinicians and the other resources available.
The Commission has developed information about assessment to the NSQHS Standards and resources to support implementation of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard.
Indicators have been developed to support monitoring of the care recommended in the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard. Clinicians and health service organisations can use the indicators to support local quality improvement activities. An indicator monitoring tool is available to support data collection.
Learn more about the 2020 Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard in these videos of a webinar conducted in collaboration with The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA).
The Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard contains eight quality statements that describe the care that patients should received when they have an infection, or are at risk of an infection. Learn what the standard means for consumers and the other Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard resources available.
The Commission is seeking real-world case studies from health service organisations to share experiences of implementing the Comprehensive Care Standard.