A new clinical standard aimed at helping to reduce Australia’s stillbirth rate by one-fifth over the next two years will be launched today, with a strong focus on cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and care after a loss for bereaved women and their families.
The Commission has released a new national clinical care standard that aims to reduce deaths and other harms associated with inappropriate prescribing of opioids in the emergency department and after surgery.
The Commission recently released a new clinical standard on cataract care. The Standard sets out to address the problems of uneven access to cataract surgery, and marked variations in waiting times across the country, making evidence-based recommendations across a range of areas.
