What is included in the User Guide?

The User Guide covers specific NSQHS Standards and Actions that ensure systems for clinical governance and person-centred approaches are in place.

The User Guide is arranged by each relevant NSQHS Standard. Each chapter contains:

A brief description of the Standard
Information on how the Standard is relevant to health care for people with intellectual disability
Important Actions under the Standard for delivering health care for people with intellectual disability
Strategies for improvement under these Actions
Resources for health service organisations and clinicians.

The strategies for improvement are evidence-based. They encompass delivering person-centred care, planning for reasonable adjustments, communicating, working collaboratively, building workforce capacity and collecting data.^{22,24,25,28,29}