Collaboration with the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority

The JWP was tasked with providing advice to the Commission and IHPA on:

Online modules on antimicrobial prescribing in hospitals

Celebrated from 18 - 24 November each year, World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) aims to improve awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance and encourage best practices.

Purpose

The purpose of the Commission's IPS Agency Plan is to:

The Commission commenced a program of work in 2008 with the goal of improving the recognition of, and response to, acute deterioration in hospitals and other acute care facilities.

Standard and transmission-based precautions

The practice-level indicators are designed for voluntary inclusion in quality improvement strategies at the local practice or service level, and are intended for local use by organisations and individuals providing primary health care services. 

Hospital mortality indicators (i.e. indicators about trends of death) are crucial elements of a hospital patient safety monitoring program.

Medicine lists at transitions of care

When a patient’s care is transferred to another clinician, a current and accurate list of medicines, including reasons for change, is given to that clinician. Some transition points are more prone to error and require special attention, such as: