The Commission administers the National General Practice Accreditation Scheme, which supports the consistent assessment of Australian general practices against the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Standards for general practices and the RACGP Standards for point-of-care testing.

Second edition of NSQHS Standards

The second edition of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards was released in November 2017. Health service organisations have been assessed to the second edition from January 2019.

Medication safety in mental health: Literature review

Emergency assistance

If you need emergency assistance, please phone 000 for police, ambulance or fire services NOW.

Story of Excellence

Supporting safer use of antimicrobials with data-driven stewardship

Canberra Health Services, Canberra Hospital (ACT) has been recognised with a 10th Anniversary Clinical Care Standards Excellence Award.

Why we need the Acute Coronary Syndromes Clinical Care Standard

While there are well-developed guidelines for managing acute coronary syndromes, not all people receive appropriate treatment and there is variation in the type of care received across Australia.

Story of Excellence

Simulation-led learning drives faster stroke response times

Stroke Services at University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health (VIC) has been recognised with a 10th Anniversary Clinical Care Standards Excellence Award.

The Commission is also committed to ensuring that the statistical healthcare datasets accessed pursuant to our functions under the National Health Reform Act 2011 and the National Health Reform Agreement is managed in a manner which is generally consistent with the APPs, as well as state

Videos for clinicians

Three short videos for clinicians on shared decision making have been developed:

The range of tools and resources that can be used to assist shared decision making include: