This fact sheet explains some actions for consumers and/or their carers take to help keep safe while using insulin. Insulins are available in different strengths and formulations or presentations with medicine names that look and sound similar. Consumers need to ‘stop, think and check’ that they have the right brand of insulin in the right strength before administering.

This factsheet highlights best practise dispensing to support safe and quality use of insulin, within the context of active ingredient prescribing. Safe and quality use of insulins requires clear information transfer from initial prescribing to the dispensing label, to ensure safe use by consumers and/or their carers.

This resource provides insights into the new National Safety and Quality Cosmetic Surgery Standards and outlines key reforms.

The Cosmetic Surgery Standards were released on 14 December 2023.

This issue includes items on patient and consumer engagement, social and emotional wellbeing, COVID-19 and more.

Also covered are the latest issues of BMJ Quality & Safety, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Milbank Quarterly, and the Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management and early online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and International Journal for Quality in Health Care along with the latest from the UK’s NICE and 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.

Australia is taking part in a ground-breaking international study into community-based health care that will explore the outcomes, experiences and satisfaction of patients who are treated in GP practices.

Released 15 August 2023

The Commission sought feedback on the draft National Safety and Quality Cosmetic Surgery Standards (Cosmetic Surgery Standards) between 1 and 26 May 2023. Feedback received during the public consultation will inform the finalisation of the Cosmetic Surgery Standards.

An Easy Read document for people with intellectual disability. It aims to support people with intellectual disability, their supporters and clinicians to talk about the person’s disability and what they need to make their health care accessible.