This issue includes items on COVID-19, sepsis, acute behavioural disturbance antimicrobial prescribing, antimicrobial stewardship, dementia, pathology, stakeholder/consumer engagement, adverse drug events, medication safety, Clostridioides difficile, patient safety in prehospital care, and more.
This fact sheet for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples provides useful information on each step of a colonoscopy procedure, from referral through to the report after the procedure.
More than 50% of bowel cancer cases are due to modifiable lifestyle risk factors. The Commission has developed these user friendly bowel cancer prevention resources for consumers to identify actions that they can take to reduce their risk.
These resources aim to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients understand their rights, choices and what they need to do if they are referred for a colonoscopy.
This issue includes items on COVID-19, sentinel events, collective leadership for safety culture, peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs), complaints, diagnosis, early warning systems, clinical deterioration, opioids, digital health and more.
Also covered are the latest issues of BMJ Quality & Safety and Nursing Leadership, along with the latest online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the latest from the UK’s NICE.
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care reports annually on the state of healthcare safety and quality in Australia.
The Windows into Safety and Quality in Health Care 2009 provides windows onto a range of safety and quality issues and continues to report on sentinel events. It offers safety and quality insights in a number of settings and from various perspectives.