The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Clinical Care Standard describes the health care that you should expect to receive if you have COPD. Find out more about the ten quality statements from the COPD Clinical Care Standard, as well as helpful resources - including a video of John's experience living with COPD.
The Aged Care Emergency (ACE) service is a nurse-led multi-agency model of care in the Hunter New England and Central Coast areas of NSW. It provides triage and clinical support and advice for residential aged care facility staff so that care for residents can be delivered in the facility where appropriate to avoid unnecessary transfer to hospital.
The Psychotropic Medicines in Cognitive Disability or Impairment Clinical Care Standard describes the care you should expect to receive to support the safe and appropriate use of psychotropic medicines.
This register lists all projects which have been approved to use MedicineInsight data. The project summaries are sourced from the data access form submitted by applicants.
The Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard describes the health care that should be provided to women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, from before pregnancy to after a stillbirth occurs. It also addresses bereavement care for parents who have experienced any perinatal loss. Find out more about what the standard means, and the other resources available.
Healthcare services implement systems and processes to maximise safe, high-quality care and minimise clinical safety risks.
Information for health service organisations to guide practice and monitor improvement using the clinical care standard, and resources to support implementation.
Information about the Delirium Clinical Care Standard for clinicians
Quality statement 5
A patient with delirium is offered a set of interventions to treat the causes of delirium, based on a comprehensive assessment that includes relevant multidisciplinary consultation.
A patient’s best possible medication history is recorded when commencing an episode of care. The best possible medication history, and information relating to medicine allergies and adverse drug reactions are available to clinicians.
Preventing delirium and managing cognitive impairment
Leaders of a health service organisation describe, implement and monitor systems to reduce the occurrence of medication incidents, and improve the safety and quality of medicines use. The workforce uses these systems.
Medication review
Adverse drug reactions
Medication reconciliation
Medication reconciliation