Evidence Briefings on Interventions to Improve Medication Safety. Volume 1, Issue 3: August 2013

The Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Clinical Care Standard contains seven quality statements describing the care that people should expect to receive during and after a hospital stay to help reduce their risk of blood clots. These fact sheets explain each quality statement, what it means, and what you can do to have an active role in your care.

The top tips are designed to help consumers, their families, carers and other support people get the most out of their health care.

In March 2009, the Commission published a paper on the use of observation charts to recognise clinical deterioration.

Adapted from Preventing Falls and Harm From Falls in Older People: Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities 2009