This issue includes items on burden of disease, mental health, cultural safety, medication safety, safety and quality practices, COVID-19, and more. 

Also covered are the latest from Australian Prescriber, BMJ Quality & Safety, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Healthcare Quarterly, and the UK’s NICE and NIHR, the USA’s AHRQ and Healthcare Excellence Canada. 

This Communiqué provides an update on the fifth meeting of the National Sepsis Oversight Group (Oversight Group). It may be used by members to update their nominating organisations and other key agencies about the National Sepsis Program Extension (Program Extension).

The full list of questions and answers from the Person-centred care in practice webinar 'Take the LEAP: Harnessing Lived Experience for Best Care', held on Thursday 12 December 2024.

This report provides analyses of Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR) data on bloodstream infections in enterococcal species, Staphylococcus aureus and gram-negative bacteria across Australia in 2023. The report also includes considerations and implications for patient safety and delivery of care.

Released December 2024

The MedicineInsight GP Snapshot on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) provides essential data and practical insights to help GPs improve the diagnosis and management of COPD.