A comprehensive national report on the spread of antimicrobial resistance in Australia has highlighted a number of specific types of bacteria as major emerging healthcare problems, with one type in particular causing resistance to last-resort antibiotics in just over half of hospital samples.
A global drive to reduce medication errors by 50% within five years will be launched in Brisbane today, as part of a new push by the World Health Organization to save lives and reduce the harm caused by medication mix-ups.
The first nationally agreed standard of care for women experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding says women should be offered less invasive treatments before considering a hysterectomy – a major operation best done only when other treatments are not suitable.
The latest version of a guide to help hospitals implement electronic prescribing and reduce adverse drug events is being launched today by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
2023
Newsletter
This issue includes items on antimicrobial shortages, hospital care, medication safety, medication reconciliation, digital health workforce, surgery, guidelines, COIVD-19 and more.
Also covered are the latest issue of BMJ Quality & Safety and early online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety along with the latest from the UK’s NICE.
Assessment outcomes
The Commission publishes assessment outcomes on how digital mental health services went with their accreditation. The below infographic is updated on a monthly basis.
More than half (60%) of antibiotics given to patients after surgery to prevent infections are prescribed inappropriately, usually because they are not required at all – a situation that may be contributing to the rise of antibiotic resistance.
An e-module to help clinicians develop their skills in communicating risks and benefits with their patients has been made freely available to all clinicians today.
The number of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea samples reported to health authorities nearly trebled in the six months to September 2017, reinforcing worldwide concern over the spread of this and other types of dangerous drug-resistant bacteria.