For Health Service Organisations – the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard
The Commission has developed information about assessment to the NSQHS Standards and resources to support implementation of the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
Information about assessment to the NSQHS Standards
Implementing the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard is a requirement for all health service organisations assessed against the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
Advisory AS18/12: Implementing the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard describes the assessment requirements for Actions 1.23, 1.24, 1.27b, and 1.28a of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (second edition) for health service organisations implementing the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
Assessor video – what you need to know about the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard
The Commission has developed a video for assessors about the requirements for health service organisations.
Implementation resources
Use these resources to implement and promote the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
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2020Fact sheet or brochure -
2020Audit, monitoring or reporting tool
This Gap Analysis tool developed by Julie Furlan from Darwin Private Hospital will assist organisations to understand what gaps exist in their current work flows, policies and procedures to enable the implementation of the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
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2019Fact sheet or brochure
Poster
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2018Poster or graphicA poster listing the nine evidence-based quality statements for safe and appropriate colonoscopy, from the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
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2021Poster or graphicMore than 50% of bowel cancer cases are due to modifiable lifestyle risk factors. The Commission has developed this bowel cancer prevention poster which identifies actions that consumers can take to reduce their risk of bowel cancer and polyps.
Fact sheets
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2018Fact sheet or brochureA fact sheet for clinicians outlining the safe and appropriate use of colonoscopy to maximise patients' benefits from the procedure and reduce the risk of harm.
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2020Fact sheet or brochure
Video: What you need to know before you have a colonoscopy
Video: Interview with an expert – Professor Anne Duggan, Co-chair of the Colonoscopy Topic Working Group
Referral and reporting templates
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2020Template, survey or formA referral template for clinicians when referring patients for consideration for a colonoscopy. The template outlines relevant required information to support decision-making as described in Quality Statement 1 of the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
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2019Template, survey or formA colonoscopy report template suitable for use when reporting the results of a patient's colonoscopy to patients, referring GPs and other clinicians.
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2019Template, survey or formThis resource provides guidance on the information a specialist should provide in the follow-up letter to a GP (and patient) when reporting a patient's colonoscopy results.
Consumer resources
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2018Fact sheet or brochureThis fact sheet provides useful information on each step of a colonoscopy procedure from referral to post-procedure report.
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2021Fact sheet or brochureMore than 50% of bowel cancer cases are due to modifiable lifestyle risk factors. The Commission has developed this bowel cancer prevention fact sheet which identifies actions that consumers can take to reduce their risk of bowel cancer and polyps.
User Guide for the Review of Clinical Variation in Health Care
The Commission has developed a NSQHS Standards User Guide for the Review of Clinical Variation in Health Care to support health service organisations implement Action 1.28 of the NSQHS Standards. The user guide explains how health services can work with their clinicians and use data to improve the appropriateness of clinical care. It describes six key steps for implementing Action 1.28, includes practical case studies and provides a wide range of resources to support health services review clinical variation.
Indicators
A set of indicators has been developed to assist with local implementation of the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
Find out more on the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard Indicators page.
More information
If you have any questions about the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard please email ccs@safetyandquality.gov.au.