The Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Recommendations for Low Back Pain describe evidence- and consensus-based recommendations on the use of PROMs in people with low back pain. These recommendations are intended to maximise the clinical usefulness of PROMs and minimise survey fatigue. 

This issue includes items on the new National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards Guide for healthcare services, the new The Aged Care Infection Prevention and Control Guide, the revised Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard, medication safety, transitions of care, infection control, sustainability, value, maternity care, COVID-19, and more.

This fact sheet has been developed to provide information about the current IV fluid shortage being experienced in Australia. The factsheet aims to assist consumers, their families and/or carers understand the IV fluid shortage and the impact it has on the health care they receive.

This fact sheet provides health service organisations (HSOs) and clinicians with information on conservation strategies and safety considerations related to the IV fluid shortage and disruption to supply in Australia.

This Communiqué provides an update on the third 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).

Detailed security compliance checklists to be used by clinical quality registry (CQR) organisations to assess their business operations and CQR system hosting.

This issue includes items on the new revised Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard, the Antimicrobial use in the community: 2023 report, infectious disease, pharmacy, general practice, test results, medication errors, COVID-19, and more. Also covered are the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, Pediatric Quality & Safety, JBI Evidence Synthesis, and International Journal for Quality in Health Care along with the UK’s NICE.