Purpose
To ensure that patients with clinically significant cataract are prioritised for surgery according to their clinical needs, including consideration of the possible adverse outcomes if surgery is delayed.
Purpose
To ensure that patients with clinically significant cataract are offered cataract surgery when appropriate according to clinical criteria.
Purpose
To ensure that a patient’s first clinic appointment is allocated in a timely manner appropriate to their clinical need, based on documented and approved protocols that specify how patients will be assessed and prioritised.
Purpose
To ensure that patients with cataract receive accurate and balanced information about the surgical and non-surgical options available to them, and the likely benefits and potential harms of each option to enable an informed decision about whether to have cataract surgery.
Purpose
To ensure the appropriate management and referral of patients with suspected cataract in primary care and that, when patients are referred, enough information is provided to support triage by the receiving clinician or health service organisation.
Indicator specifications
Quality statements
The Cataract Clinical Care Standard includes eight quality statements describing the key components of care that patients can expect when they have a cataract and when considering surgery.
2020
Fact sheet or brochure
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed a series of fact sheets to support clinicians providing care to people who are nearing the end of life.
2020
Fact sheet or brochure
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed a series of fact sheets to support clinicians providing care to people who are nearing the end of life.