This issue includes items on artificial intelligence (AI), patient experience, sentinel events, productivity, hospital-acquired complications (HACs), and more. Along with the latest from Australian Prescriber, Healthcare Quarterly, Patient Experience Journal, Nursing Leadership, BMJ Quality & Safety and International Journal for Quality in Health Care.

This issue includes items on suicide prevention, innovation, patient experience, brain injury, primary care, virtual care, sepsis, delirium, and more.

The Australian National Report on the OECD Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS) outlines key findings from the first international survey of health outcomes and experiences of patients living with chronic conditions who are treated in GP practices.

This 15-page report summarises data findings across 10 health areas, and outlines key insights for improving the quality of care for people living with chronic conditions.

Released by the Commission on 17 July 2025

The OECD Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS) is the first international survey of health outcomes and experiences of patients living with chronic conditions who are treated in GP practices. 

This infographic shows how Australia compares globally, features a data scoreboard of 10 key areas assessed, and provides key data insights on the GP-patient relationship and digital health. 

The Commission is releasing the PaRIS Survey: Australian National Report on 17 July 2025.

Australia is managing chronic conditions well compared to other countries, according to a groundbreaking international survey of patients on their health outcomes and experiences with GP practices.

Released 17 July 2025

This issue includes items on the updated Preventing falls and harm from falls best practice in older people: Best Practice Guidelines, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), audit and feedback, prevention, patient-centred care, partnering with consumers, intimate partner violence, and more. Along with the latest from Clinical Communiqué, BMJ Leader, Emergency Medicine Australasia, and International Journal for Quality in Health Care.

This issue includes items on rural and remote health care, nursing, overdiagnosis, care improvement, guidance, and more. Along with the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, Nursing Leadership and the UK’s NICE.

This issue includes items on the Australian Hospital Patient Experience Question Set for parents and carers (AHPEQS-Parent), patient safety, chronic conditions and more. Along with the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety,Residential Aged Care Communiqué, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety and the UK’s NICE and the USA’s AHRQ.

This issue includes items on wellbeing , medication safety, harm, surgery, communications, health literacy, and more.

Also covered are the latest from Health Affairs, Emergency Medicine Australasia, Health Expectations, International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the UK’s NICE and the USA’s AHRQ.

This issue includes items on the OECD’s Patient-Reported Indicator Survey (PaRIS) report, the latest antimicrobial surveillance report, telemedicine, virtual care, heavy menstrual bleeding, prevention, and more. Also covered are the latest from BMJ Quality &Safety, Australian Journal of Primary Health, Australian Prescriber, Journal of Patient Safety, Pediatric Quality & Safety, Journal for Healthcare Quality and the UK’s NICE and Healthcare Excellence Canada.

A presentation by Mr Bronte Parkin on Polypharmacy Consumer Perspective.

A presentation from Ms Alice Nugent on Digital tools for medicines management in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations.

A presentation from Professor Jennifer Martin on a Clinician’s perspective on managing medicines for an ageing population.