Definitions

'Hospital readmission'

A hospital readmission occurs when a patient has been discharged from hospital and is admitted again within a certain time interval.

Generally, hospital readmissions can be considered in two broad categories:

Reports on antimicrobial use and appropriateness in the community include data from aged care homes, general practice, community health services and other non-hospital settings.

Seven key attributes common in high-performing person-centred healthcare organisations have been identified. Collectively, the seven attributes provide an ideal organisational model for supporting consistent and excellent person-centred care.

Organisational requirements to support the delivery of comprehensive care

On this page are links to a range of tools and resources to support health service organisations to deliver comprehensive care

Mental Health Program

Within the Commission’s remit, the focus of the program is on safety and quality in the delivery of health services to people with lived experience of mental health issues. This applies both to services:

Overview

The purpose of this page is to provide a national aggregation of assessment outcomes against the NCTGF to provide an indicator to the sector on implementation progress. 

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has launched a web hub to help consumers and health professionals find information on transvaginal (urogynaecological) surgical mesh.

Why is surgical prophylaxis a focus area of improvement?

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