This fact sheet outlines the intent of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards Guide for Ambulance Health Services. It includes information about the steps to accreditation for organisations providing out-of-hospital care, seeking to align their patient safety and quality improvement programs using the framework of the NSQHS Standards. 

This issue includes items on the new National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards Guide for healthcare services, the new The Aged Care Infection Prevention and Control Guide, the revised Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard, medication safety, transitions of care, infection control, sustainability, value, maternity care, COVID-19, and more.

This issue includes items on the consultation on the new National Safety and Quality Medical Imaging Standards, artificial intelligence (AI) in acute care, digital enabled care, primary care, simulation, falls prevention, patient experience, infection prevention, COVID-19, and more. Also covered are the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, Patient Experience Journal, Health Policy, and Health Affairs.

The NSQMI fact sheet addresses frequently asked questions about the National Safety and Quality Medical Imaging (NSQMI) Standards and the Australian Safety and Quality Medical Imaging Accreditation (ASQMIA) Scheme that will accompany the NSQMI Standards.

The draft National Safety and Quality Medical Imaging (NSQMI) Standards details the actions and requirements for meeting the four NSQMI Standards.

The draft National Safety and Quality Medical Imaging (NSQMI) Standards and implementation resource details the actions and requirements for meeting the four NSQMI Standards. It includes a guide to assist imaging providers with implementing the NSQMI Standards.

The NSQMI Standards summary gives a high-level review of the draft National Safety and Quality Medical Imaging Standards and its 53 actions.

This PowerPoint presentation is designed to assist consumers deliver the educational session for Partnering with Consumers: A guide for consumers, and can be used in partnership with staff from the local health service organisation.

This Facilitator Guide is designed to assist consumers deliver the educational session for Partnering with Consumers: A guide for consumers, and can be used in partnership with staff from the local health service organisation.

This fact sheet describes the requirements for documenting medicines-related information in line with the intent of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards

This case study is one of four, designed to align with Partnering with Consumers: A guide for consumers. It focuses on the Emergency Department Consumer Advisory Group at Fiona Stanley Hospital and how consumer leadership has changed the way that services are designed, delivered and evaluated. 

This case study is one of four, designed to align with the Partnering with Consumers: A guide for consumers. It focuses on the evidence-based Eat Walk Engage program, that aims to improve outcomes for older people at risk of more serious hospital complications (such as delirium). 

This case study is one of four, designed to align with Partnering with Consumers: A guide for consumers. It highlights the strategies that South Metropolitan Health Service uses to implement the the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards with a focus on partnering with consumers at all levels of the organisation.

This case study is one of four, designed to align with Partnering with Consumers: A guide for consumers. It focuses on initiatives to strengthen person-centred care as part of the redevelopment of a multipurpose service to co-locate aged care and acute services.