Aseptic technique is an element of standard precautions. Aseptic technique is a set of practices that protects patients from healthcare-associated infections and protects healthcare workers from contact with blood, body fluid and body tissue.
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Healthcare services implement systems and processes to maximise safe, high-quality care and minimise clinical safety risks.
Healthcare services have a responsibility to the community for continuous improvement of the safety and quality of their services, and ensuring they are person centred, safe and effective.
These modules support hand hygiene education and training for clinical, non-clinical and student healthcare workers. The content of the modules is consistent with the recommendations of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards, specifically the Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard, and the Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare.
The NHHI LMS hosts the hand hygiene, infection prevention and control modules and hand hygiene auditor online learning. Health service organisations (excluding aged care) with 10+ staff can register for access to the NHHI LMS.
Registering an organisation allows learners (staff) to link their profiles to your organisation in the NHHI LMS.Organisations do not need to register for its staff (learners) to access the NHHI online learning modules. The organisation name does not appear on any completion certificates.
The NHHI LMS hosts the hand hygiene, infection prevention and control modules and hand hygiene auditor online learning.
The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Advisory Committee provides a mechanism for the Commission to consult with experts and key stakeholders on the development and implementation of national initiatives related to IPC.
The Commission has developed a guide to support incident management. The guide consolidates best practice approaches based on literature reviews and the Australian states’ and territories’ incident management policies.
The NMA Scheme for Ethical and Scientific Review of Multi-Centre Research is consistently recognised as a key enabler for clinical trials and research conduct in Australia. Consultation is underway for the development of a National Accreditation Scheme.
The Primary and Community Healthcare Standards have been developed to support safety and quality improvements in the primary and community healthcare sector. They have been developed through extensive consultation with consumers, healthcare providers and services, professional and peak bodies, Primary Health Networks and other representatives of the sector. Results of consultations are summarised below.
The Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard supports best practice care for stillbirth prevention and investigation, and bereavement care following perinatal loss.
The National Standard was released by the Commission on 4 November 2022.
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Week is held during the third week of October each year to highlight the importance of preventing infections. The theme for IPC Week 2025 is A proactive approach to IPC: Identify the risk, Protect patients and the workforce, Control the spread of infection. Everyone has a role in the prevention and control of infections in health care.
The Commission has developed a series of fact sheets for consumers and carers about infection prevention and control, and common and emerging healthcare-associated infections.
The Acute Anaphylaxis Clinical Care Standard contains six quality statements describing the key components of care to improve the recognition of anaphylaxis, and the provision of appropriate treatment and follow-up care.
The Commission has developed resources to support residential care providers and software vendors to implement and optimise their electronic National Residential Medication Chart (eNRMC) medication management systems.
The Commission has established the Health and Medical Research Advisory Group to advise on project deliverables and guide the consultation process. The Advisory Group is chaired by Professor Ian Chubb AC, former Chief Scientist and clinical trial participant.
A thriving health and medical research environment is essential for a robust health care system. Health and medical research provides early access to innovative treatments and interventions for patients and improves the overall standard of medical care provided in Australian hospitals through the uptake of evidence into practice.
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