This resource provides information about antibiotic shortages for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers.

This resource provides general information for health professionals working in Aboriginal Medical Services or Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations. There is also a fact sheet for consumers.

This issue includes items on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health care, prison health, mental health, medication safety, health care costs, patient education, healthcare variation, emergency departments, COVID-19 and more.

Also covered are the latest issues of BMJ Quality & Safety and the Journal of Patient Safety along with early online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety  and International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the latest from the UK’s NICE.

A draft framework of actions for health service organisations to use achieve environmental sustainability and climate resilience for their health services. 

This issue includes items on the AURA 2023 report on antimicrobial use and resistance, the OECD’s Health at Glance 2023, virtual wards, infusion pumps, alarms, quality and financial performance, COVID-19 and more.

Also covered are early online papers from International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the latest from the NSW Health’s ACI, the USA’s AHRQ and the UK’s NICE.

This fact sheet provides information for consumers about antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance. It is designed to help clinicians and consumers answer the question, Do I really need antibiotics?