This fact sheet outlines the outcomes of the national survey conducted by the Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health Care.
The user guide supports implementation of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.
The NSQHS Standards include six specific actions to improve safety, quality and experience of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The User Guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health provides further information for health service organisations to implement the six actions. The Commission undertakes to continually improve the evidence base and resources which inform these actions and to support health service organisations to implement the actions.
The National Alert System for Critical Antimicrobial Resistances - CARAlert - Annual Report for 2021 is available.
The Bimonthly Data Update 27 provides data submitted to National Alert System for Critical Antimicrobial Resistances (CARAlert) for the reporting period 1 March 2022 to 30 April 2022. This data is able to be used to inform strategies to prevent and contain antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
On the Radar is a summary of some of the recent publications in the areas of safety and quality in health care.
The patient information brochure provides useful information for patients and carers. It defines what sepsis is, the causes and prevention of sepsis, and how it is treated. The brochure also outlines the groups at higher risk of developing sepsis.
Healthcare professionals and health service organisations are encouraged to download and display the sepsis information posters. These posters aim to raise awareness around sepsis and its early symptoms.
A poster for for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples about the signs and symptoms of sepsis.
These resources aim to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to recognise and respond to the early signs of sepsis.