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Table 1: Standards and Actions covered in the User Guide

Standard Criterion Item Action
Clinical Governance Governance, leadership and culture  Governance, leadership and culture

1.01

1.02

Organisational leadership 1.05 
Clinical leadership 1.06
Patient safety and quality systems  Policies and procedures 1.07
Measurement and quality improvement 1.08
Diversity and high-risk groups  1.15 
Clinical performance and effectiveness  Safety and quality training 1.20
Evidence-based care 1.27
Partnering 
with Consumers
Partnering with patients in their own care 

Healthcare rights and informed consent

 

2.03 
Sharing decisions and planning care 2.07
Health literacy  Communication that supports effective partnerships

2.08

2.10

Medication 
Safety
Continuity of medication management Medication review 4.10
Information for patients 4.11
Comprehensive Care Clinical governance and quality improvement to support comprehensive care Designing systems to deliver comprehensive care 5.04
Developing the comprehensive 
care plan
Screening of risk 5.10
Clinical assessment 5.11
Communicating for Safety Minimising patient harm Preventing delirium and managing cognitive impairment 5.29
Clinical governance and quality improvement to support effective communication

Organisational processes to support effective communication

 

6.04
Communication at clinical handover Clinical handover 6.08
Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration Detecting and recognising acute deterioration, and escalating care Recognising acute deterioration

8.04

8.05

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