Purpose
To minimise the risk of complications of care for patients with delirium.
The Commission is now operating in accordance with the Caretaker ConventionsExternal link pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
To minimise the risk of complications of care for patients with delirium.
To ensure patients with delirium receive timely and appropriate treatment for the underlying cause(s) of delirium.
To improve the early diagnosis and timely treatment of patients with delirium for the best chance of recovery.
To reduce the incidence of delirium among patients who are at risk, and to prevent complications of delirium, such as falls, and improve outcomes. The regular monitoring of patients at risk of delirium can help to detect delirium promptly.
The Delirium Clinical Care Standard includes eight quality statements. By describing what each statement means, the standard supports:
This issue includes items on COVID-19, the draft Sepsis Clinical Care Standard, the new Cataract Clinical Care Standard, the forthcoming AURA 2021 report on antimicrobial use and resistance, antibiotic prescribing, antibiotic stewardship, patient experience, multimorbidity and polypharmacy, aged care and more.