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.
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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.
Guidance for clinicians on the ten quality statements from the Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard, as well as helpful resources.
Information for healthcare services to guide practice and monitor improvement using the clinical care standard, and resources to support implementation.
Guidance for clinicians on the eight quality statements from the Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard, as well as helpful resources.
Guidance for clinicians on the seven quality statements from the Sepsis Clinical Care Standard, as well as helpful resources.
A patient, their family or carer is informed about sepsis from the time that it is suspected in a way that they can understand. Information includes the expected treatment and potential health effects of sepsis. Information is provided verbally and in writing.
Sepsis is a time-critical medical emergency. Assessment and treatment of a patient with suspected sepsis are started urgently according to a locally approved clinical pathway, and their response to treatment is monitored and reviewed. The patient is reviewed by a clinician experienced in recognising and managing sepsis, and is escalated to a higher level of care when required.
Whenever an opioid analgesic is considered for a patient with acute pain, their risk of opioid-related harm is assessed. An opioid analgesic may be prescribed when other analgesics are not clinically feasible or sufficient, and the potential benefits outweigh the potential harms.
The nonpharmacological and pharmacological options for managing acute pain are discussed with a patient and their carer in a way that they can understand, and that leads to a shared understanding of the decision to use an opioid analgesic or other treatment(s).
The Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard includes nine quality statements describing the key components of care for the management of acute pain to optimise patient outcomes and reduce the potential for opioid-related harm.
Indicators have been developed to support monitoring of the care recommended in the Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard. Clinicians and health service organisations can use the indicators to support local quality improvement activities.
Guidance for clinicians on the nine quality statements from the Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard, as well as helpful resources.
Information for health service organisations to guide care and monitor improvement using the clinical care standard - and resources to support implementation.
This standard describes the care that you should expect to receive if you are prescribed an opioid analgesic during a hospital visit for acute pain. Find out what the standard says for consumers.
The Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard supports best practice care for stillbirth prevention and investigation, and bereavement care following perinatal loss.
The National Standard was released by the Commission on 4 November 2022.
Before starting a patient safety culture project, it is important to take some time to plan out your approach, scope, budget and resources. Agreeing on these fundamental issues will contribute to the success of the project.