Measurement and feedback are key to quality improvement. Data can be used to identify areas where services are doing well and areas where improvement is required.
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The Acute Coronary Syndromes Clinical Care Standard aims to ensure that a patient with an acute coronary syndrome receives optimal treatment from the onset of symptoms through to the completion of their treatment in hospital.
The Commission works with national and international partners to improve the safety of medicines naming and labelling.
The Patient-Reported Indicator Survey or PaRIS Health Survey is an OECD-led initiative to strengthen the measurement of outcomes and experiences of healthcare services in primary care for people living with chronic conditions.
The Commission, on behalf of the Department of Health and Aged Care, is the National Project Manager for implementing the PaRIS Health Survey in Australia. The survey was held from July to 30 November 2023.
Clinical Care Standards are developed by the Commission to address high priority areas for quality improvement based on evidence of unwarranted variation.
Find out about the Clinical Care Standards program and how the standards are developed and reviewed.
This page provides information on Hand Hygiene Auditor Educator Training.
The Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard Topic Working Group provided expert advice on the review of the standard.
Person-centred care is widely recognised as a foundation to safe, high-quality health care. It is care that respects and responds to the preferences, needs and values of patients and consumers.
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.
Summary of accreditation outcomes and lessons learnt from the assessment of general practices against the RACGP Standards for general practices (5th edition) and the RACGP Standards for point-of-care testing (5th edition).
Other resources for clinicians, healthcare services and consumers relevant to the Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard.
The Commission is reviewing the Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Scheme Standards to minimise the risk of harm and improve the care of patients.
MedicineInsight is a primary care quality improvement program using data from Australian general practices to support best practice and the post-market surveillance of medicines. It allows general practitioners to reflect on their prescribing patterns and patient care and review their practice results as well as the aggregate of all participating MedicineInsight practices.
Not all actions within the Primary and Community Healthcare Standards will be applicable to every primary and community healthcare service.
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 2024 is ‘Move the needle on IPC by breaking the chain of infection!’.
Responses have been prepared to frequently asked questions (FAQs) from the National Medicines Symposium 2024.
A compendium of resources is available for reference at safetyandquality.gov.au/NMS24.
Resources for consumers, clinicians and healthcare services to support implementation of the Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard.
The delivery of comprehensive care should aim to address the health issues the patient was admitted with, and the risks of harm identified, to achieve the agreed clinical and personal goals of care.
Medication errors are one of the most reported clinical incidents in acute health care settings and, while rates of serious harm are low, their prevalence is of concern particularly as many are preventable. A recognised major cause of medication errors is the use of potentially dangerous abbreviations and dose expressions.
The Commission is hosting a series of free online webinars to highlight the importance of person-centred care for consumers, organisations and healthcare professionals. The webinars will promote successful projects or initiatives that demonstrate practical examples of person-centred care.