The Commission, in partnership with the interim Australian Centre for Disease Control and Australian medical colleges, has released an historic Joint Statement to signify a shared commitment to address the health impacts of climate change. In an Australian first, all specialist medical colleges and the Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association have endorsed the Joint Statement.
Released 1 October 2024
To standardise the requirements for assessment of an accredited general practice following the relocation of the general practice’s physical premises, in part or whole.
Accrediting agencies may use this significant risk mitigation plan template to notify the Commission of a significant risk(s) identified at a general practice assessment.
This fact sheet outlines the processes and best practice requirements for accrediting agencies and general practices participating in hybrid assessments under the NGPA Scheme.
This fact sheet outlines the processes and best practice requirements for accrediting agencies and general practices participating in virtual assessments under the NGPA Scheme.
This is the flowchart for the relocation assessment process for the National General Practice Accreditation Scheme.
This fact sheet outlines the intent of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards Guide for Ambulance Health Services. It includes information about the steps to accreditation for organisations providing out-of-hospital care, seeking to align their patient safety and quality improvement programs using the framework of the NSQHS Standards.
The National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards Guide for Ambulance Health Services was developed with a broad range of industry experts to interpret the NSQHS Standards for ambulance health services implementing the Standards.
This issue includes items on the forthcoming National Medicines Symposium 2024, the new Australian Framework on National Clinical Quality Registries, implementation, clinical governance, person-centre care, medication safety, COVID-19, and more. Also covered are the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, Journal for Healthcare Quality, Health Expectations, along with the latest from RACMA, the UK’s NHS Horizons, NICE and NIHR and the USA’s AHRQ.
Earlier this month, the Commission released Antimicrobial use in the community: 2023. This report provides an analysis of antimicrobials supplied under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation PBS. It features antimicrobial use in aged care and by local area.