This page lists a number of organisations who may be able to advise or support you if you have a question about your healthcare rights.
Information for healthcare services to guide practice and monitor improvement using the clinical care standard, and resources to support implementation.
The National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards support the rights of people with intellectual disability to equitable health care. People with intellectual disability experience significant barriers in accessing safe and quality care evident through a higher mortality rate, increased incidence of preventable illness and more frequent hospital admissions.
In this section, you will find guidance and resources for implementation of the NSQHS Standards, to support healthcare rights and provision of inclusive health care.
A My Health Record is an electronic collection of patient health information that helps to inform and improve clinical decision making. Commonly asked questions are answered below.
Healthcare services develop, implement and maintain systems to partner with consumers in their own health care.
Vulnerable population groups often access the healthcare system through the ED.
Hospitals and healthcare services may ask you to complete a survey to collect your experiences and feedback to help them improve the care and treatment they offer.
The 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene approach was designed by the World Health Organization to minimise the risk of transmission of microorganisms between a healthcare worker, the patient, and the environment.