Short notice assessments will replace existing announced assessments from July 2023.
2023
Newsletter
This issue includes items on healthcare system transformation, clinical pathways, digital health, low value care, near misses, emergency departments, cultural safety, COIVD-19 and more.
Also covered are the latest issues of Clinical Communiqué, Journal of Patient Safety, Journal of Health Services Research & Policy and BMJ Leader along with early online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and International Journal for Quality in Health Care along with the latest from the UK’s NICE and the USA’s AHRQ.
The Commission, in partnership with the NPAAC, is undertaking a review of the national pathology accreditation standards.
The Commission invites you to join an online workshop on the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework, ahead of assessments as part of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards starting from 30 May 2023.
2019
Publication, report or update
This report identifies options and recommendations to support implementation of public reporting for quality healthcare and patient safety. The report has been informed by consumer and clinician focus groups, expert interviews, and a literature review and environment scan. The options paper was endorsed by all Health Ministers in 2020.
Proposed reforms to the Australian clinical trials sector aim to bring research in from the margins in healthcare settings.
The third annual Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Australia (AURA) report, released today, highlights the importance of getting everyone on board with our national antimicrobial resistance strategy.
Australia’s updated charter of healthcare rights will reflect contemporary approaches to information, communication, partnership and patient-centred care.
2023
Other resource
This document outlines the terms of use for the digital accreditation badge for service providers that have been awarded accreditation to the Digital Mental Health Standards.
As Australia’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program approaches full implementation in 2020, a new standard for colonoscopy care is “a game changer” in assuring the appropriateness, safety and quality of this frequently performed procedure.