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This Self-Assessment Tool can be used by healthcare services to ensure they are providing quality colonoscopy services in line with the requirements of the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard. The tool lists the key components for healthcare service implementation by Quality statement and provides relevant resources. The tool supports ongoing quality improvement according to the priorities for the service.

This issue includes items on the Australian National Report from the OECD-led Patient-Reported Indicator Survey (PaRIS), clinical care standards, patient safety, artificial intelligence (AI), clinical deterioration, mental health, feedback and audit, sustainability and more.. Along with the latest from International Journal for Quality in Health Care, BMJ Quality & Safety, Health Policy and the USA’s AHRQ and National Academy of Medicine.

This issue includes items on the updated Preventing falls and harm from falls best practice in older people: Best Practice Guidelines, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), audit and feedback, prevention, patient-centred care, partnering with consumers, intimate partner violence, and more. Along with the latest from Clinical Communiqué, BMJ Leader, Emergency Medicine Australasia, and International Journal for Quality in Health Care.

STORY OF EXCELLENCE

A short notice accreditation assessment found monitoring of clinical variation needed strengthening. Northern NSW Local Health District had 60 days to improve its monitoring and reporting processes, before the next follow-up assessment. They took stock and set about building a stronger, data-driven system that is supported by clinicians - starting with some innovative changes to their audit tool.

The 10th Anniversary Clinical Care Standards Excellence Awards were announced in July 2025. 

The purpose of this tool is to allow organisations to track their progress in meeting the requirements of each Module Item from the Integrated Health and Aged Care Services Module (IHACS Module).

This tool outlines the range of cognitive, psychological and physical symptoms that people may experience after sepsis. The tool is designed to enable clinicians to recognise post sepsis syndrome and support holistic care planning and recovery.

A companion to the Primary Care Screening Tool, this tool outlines the time critical actions that should be taken by primary care clinicians when they suspect that a patient has sepsis. It includes a checklist to record what actions have been take and when.

This tool is designed to support primary care clinicians to assess patients who have signs or symptoms of infection for sepsis. The resource outlines key risk factors for adult, maternal and paediatric sepsis.

This issue includes items on use of chlorhexidine, diagnostic safety, mental health, ambulance services, open disclosure, audit and feedback, and more.
Also covered are the latest from BMJ Quality &Safety, International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the USA’s AHRQ.

AS 5369:2023 Reprocessing of reusable medical devices and other devices in health and non-health related facilities is the national standard used by health services to inform implementation of Action 3.17 of the NSQHS Standards and Action 3.13 of Primary and Community Healthcare Standards.

The purpose of this tool is to allow Services to track the progress of implementing each standard. This monitoring tool is intended for Services implementing the Cosmetic Surgery Module.

The purpose of this tool is to allow Services to track the progress of implementing each standard. This monitoring tool is intended for Services implementing the Cosmetic Surgery Standards.

The report outlines the findings and recommendations from the 2022 National Standard Medication Chart (NSMC) national audit.

Assessment tools for clinicians to consider when making physical and functional and psychosocial assessments when diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis.

This self-assessment tool will assist service providers in implementing the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations (NSQMHCMO Standards) and should be used together with the Guide for Service Providers.