The Commission has developed a summary of the status as at June 2023 of the priority actions in Australia's response to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication without harm.

The Commission has developed a Status report on Australia's response to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication without harm.

To harness the enormous benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, implementation and use must be done safely and responsibly. 

This fact sheet provides information for aged care service consumers on the basics of infection prevention and control.

This summary provides a concise overview of the Aged Care Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guide. It includes links to individual chapters of the Guide for more information. 

This Guide supports implementation of the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards and supplements the Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare for the aged care workforce and those providing care for older people. The Guide outlines the basic principles of infection prevention and control and explains how to apply these principles using a risk-based approach.

This issue includes items on partnering with consumers, decision support tools for antibiotic use, falls prevention, diagnosis, acute patient care principles, imaging, medication safety, aged care, clinical errors, remote patient monitoring, COVID-19, and more. Also covered are the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, HealthcarePapers, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, and the UK’s NIHR and NICE and the USA’s AHRQ.