Assessor video – what you need to know about the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard
The Commission has developed a video for assessors about the requirements for health service organisations.
For Health Service Organisations – the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard
The Commission has developed information about assessment to the NSQHS Standards and resources to support implementation of the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
Information about assessment to the NSQHS Standards
Implementing the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard is a requirement for all health service organisations assessed against the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
Advisory AS18/12: Implementing the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard describes the assessment requirements for Actions 1.23, 1.24, 1.27b, and 1.28a of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (second edition) for health service organisations implementing the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
Implementation resources
Use these resources to implement and promote the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
Poster
Fact sheets
Video: What you need to know before you have a colonoscopy
Video: Interview with an expert – Professor Anne Duggan, Co-chair of the Colonoscopy Topic Working Group
Referral and reporting templates
Consumer resources
User Guide for the Review of Clinical Variation in Health Care
The Commission has developed a NSQHS Standards User Guide for the Review of Clinical Variation in Health Care to support health service organisations implement Action 1.28 of the NSQHS Standards. The user guide explains how health services can work with their clinicians and use data to improve the appropriateness of clinical care. It describes six key steps for implementing Action 1.28, includes practical case studies and provides a wide range of resources to support health services review clinical variation.
Indicators
A set of indicators has been developed to assist with local implementation of the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
Find out more on the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard Indicators page.
More information
If you have any questions about the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard please email ccs@safetyandquality.gov.au.