Bimonthly data update 30 provides data submitted to CARAlert for the reporting period 1 September 2022 to 31 October 2022. This data is able to be used to inform, and support, the prevention and containment of antimicrobial resistance.

The LGBTQI+ version of the Australian Charter of Health Care Rights can be used by health services to promote diversity and inclusion.

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) has mapped the National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health (NSQDMH) Standards against the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.

This resource is for those health service organisations currently required to meet the NSQHS Standards that also intend to be accredited against the voluntary NSQDMH Standards.

This issue includes items on the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations, stress and burnout, intensive care, medications and Medical Emergency Team (MET) activations, COVID-19 and more.

Also covered are early online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety  and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care along with the latest from the UK’s NICE.

This guide explains how to protect the security and stability of the data held by a digital mental health service provider, including developing a risk management framework and preparing for and managing a cyber security incident.

On 23 November 2022, the Commission released the first National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations (NSQMH Standards for CMOs).

With 1 in 5 adults experiencing a common mental health disorder in 2020-21, the standards are a significant step in providing safety and quality assurance for consumers, their families and carers.

This factsheet outlines the critical safety elements for safer insulin prescribing within the context of active ingredient prescribing. As prescriptions are generated with the active ingredient name, prescribers should check the brand name is included. Inclusion of insulin brand name supports safer product identification and selection.

This issue includes items on the launch of the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations, consultation on the National Consensus Statement: Essential elements for safe and high-quality end-of-life care, the new Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard, the WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low-birth-weight infant, health literacy, patient experience, health information technology, medication packaging, COVID-19 and more.