MEDIA RELEASE
On World Hand Hygiene Day this Sunday 5 May, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care urges Australians to continue to practise good hand hygiene as the first-line defence to reduce the spread of harmful germs.
CMO MESSAGE
On World Hand Hygiene Day this Sunday 5 May 2024, we recognise efforts across the globe to share knowledge about hand hygiene, and to reduce the spread of harmful germs.
- Conjoint Associate Professor Carolyn Hullick, Chief Medical Officer
Adjunct Professor Anna Thornton was appointed Chief Nursing Officer at the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care in April 2024.
Have you registered for the online launch of Australia’s first standard for the use of psychotropic medicines in people with cognitive disability or impairment on 9 May?
2024
Fact sheet or brochure
This document maps the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards first edition with the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards (Primary and Community Healthcare Standards).
2024
Fact sheet or brochure
Desktop assessment is a method of assessment that primarily involves a document review of evidence provided by a healthcare service to demonstrate implementation of standards. They are generally conducted remotely by appropriately qualified assessors and allow for follow up questions or clarification with the healthcare service during the day(s) of the scheduled assessment.
2024
Presentation
National Aged Care Provider Conference 2024.
2024
Fact sheet or brochure
This document maps the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards with the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards (Primary and Community Healthcare Standards).
2024
Newsletter
This issue includes items on the revised Emergency Triage Education Kit, values and ethics in healthcare improvement, retained swabs, electronic medication management, antimicrobial stewardship, paediatric medication safety, workplace violence, behaviour, locums, telemedicine, COVID-19, and more.
Also covered are the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, and Health Policy along with the latest from the UK’s NICE and the USA’s AHRQ.
Share input on the draft Aged Care IPC Guide by Wednesday 15 May 2024.