The Commission is now operating in accordance with the Caretaker ConventionsExternal link pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
This issue includes items on COVID-19, the new Patient Placement Guide – Infection Prevention and Control, the new Escalation Mapping Template (to assist health service organisations to assess the efficacy of their systems for recognising and responding to deterioration in a person’s mental state), a UK report into the lapses of care for a very young child, medication safety and more.
This short video explains the transition arrangements for NSQHS accreditation to the 2020 revision of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard from the previous version launched in 2014.
The aim of the Atlas series is to provide clinically meaningful information that can be used to investigate and improve the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of health care in Australia.
Learn about the importance of documenting adverse reactions to antimicrobials, antibiotic allergy delabelling and what they mean for antimicrobial stewardship in this short video.
Infectious diseases specialist Dr Kathryn Daveson discusses updates to the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard in 2020.
| Adjunct Professor Cathy Balding |
Director, Qualityworks PL Adjunct Professor, Health Service Management, La Trobe University |
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This issue includes items on COVID-19, the new national Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards, extended consultation on the draft Acute Anaphylaxis Clinical Care Standard, antimicrobial resistance, improvement in care and health systems, patient-reported medical errors in ambulatory care, readmissions, diagnostic excellence and more.
The Commission is concerned for older people and people with disability in all settings where psychotropic medicines are being prescribed inappropriately as a form of restrictive practice to control behaviour.