This issue includes items on the updated Hip Fracture Clinical Care Standard, consultation on the draft NSQHS Standards Guide for Ambulance Health Services, the forthcoming National Medicines Symposium, COVID-19 and more.

Also covered are the latest issues of Healthcare Policy and Health Affairs and early online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care along with the latest from the UK’s NICE the USA’s AHRQ.

On this page are resources about the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District’s Patient information Portal (PiP) and PiP process, which are used to improve the quality of written consumer health information.

This fact sheet provides health service organisations and accrediting agencies with updated advice regarding Action 3.13: Clean and safe environment and requirements for the use of neutral detergents.

The introduction of short notice assessments will improve the accuracy of the assessment process and better ensure that the assessment outcomes reflect day-to-day practice.

This report summarises research and analysis conducted by the Commission to examine health outcomes for people with cognitive impairment admitted to public hospitals in Australia. The Commission presented a summary of its key findings at the 2023 IHACPA Conference.

Presentation on short notice assessment for accreditation to the NSQHS Standards.

This resource identifies key actions for health service organisations to reduce risks and support oral health care for adult inpatients.

This resource identifies key actions for health service organisations to reduce risks and support oral health care for adult inpatients.