The Commission has developed a range of resources to support hospitals measure safety culture.
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Antimicrobial stewardship
Antimicrobial stewardship
Reprocessing of reusable equipment and devices
The Commission delivered consultations to develop the requirements for the National One Stop Shop and the National Clinical Trials Front Door, on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, in partnership with all jurisdictions via the Clinical Trials Project Reference Group.
Download a full PDF of the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2021 publication, as well as individual chapter PDFs.
A range of media and communications assets are available to help promote the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2021.
World Hand Hygiene Day is held annually on 5 May. The 'Save Lives: Clean Your Hands' global campaign was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2009.
New resources are now available for World Hand Hygiene Day 2025.
The Commission undertakes projects and programs to support the safe and quality use of medicines. This includes national guiding principles and national indicators for QUM in Australian hospitals.
From 1 January 2023, the Commission became the custodian of a range of QUM functions, expanding our role in QUM stewardship. For more information about these QUM functions please visit the QUM Transition page.
Summaries of the key data findings for each state and territory, as well as a national data summary from the fourth Atlas 2021 are available for download:
The Commission consulted widely in the development of this Atlas including with a number of clinical colleges and societies, the Australian Government Department of Health, state and territory health departments and healthcare organisations. The Commission also wishes to acknowledge the significant contribution of its advisory groups and other experts.
The Commission made the following overarching recommendations in light of the findings of the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation. These broad recommendations relate to more than one of the topics covered in the fourth Atlas.