The Commission developed the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards User guide for the health care of people with intellectual disability in response to significant evidence of poor health outcomes for people with intellectual disability in Australia’s health system.

This issue includes items on the new Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Care Standard, patient experience, primary care patient safety, clinical leadership, surgical safety, COVID-19, and more. Also covered are the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, Health Policy, Pediatric Quality & Safety and the UK’s NICE.

The 2024 APS employee census was undertaken between 6 May 2024 and 7 June 2024. As part of our commitment to making the Commission an even better place to work, we are implementing an agency-action plan to address areas where we can improve.

The quality statements in the COPD Clinical Care Standard are based on the best available evidence and guideline recommendations at the time of development. This document summarises the relevant evidence sources for each of the 10 quality statements.

This resource accompanies the COPD Clinical Care Standard. It describes what the 10 quality statements mean for clinicians. 

The COPD Clinical Care Standard includes 10 quality statements and associated indicators to support best-practice care for COPD, reduce potentially preventable hospitalisations and improve overall outcomes for people with COPD.

The COPD Clinical Care Standard contains 10 quality statements. This guide explains each quality statement and what it means for people living with COPD.

This resource accompanies the COPD Clinical Care Standard. It describes what the 10 quality statements mean for healthcare services.