This page includes information on Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and reports on monitoring the burden of CDI in Australian hospitals.
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Effective infection prevention and control practices reduce the risk of transmission of infections between patients, healthcare workers and others in the healthcare environment.
The Safety and Quality Advice Centre (the Advice Centre) provides support to health service organisations, assessors and accrediting agencies on the implementation of Safety and Quality Standards and accreditation assessment requirements under the Australian Health Service Safety and Quality (AHSSQA) Scheme.
The Hip Fracture Clinical Care Standard (2023) provides guidance to clinicians and health services on delivering appropriate care for people with a hip fracture.
Medicine shortages and discontinuations can potentially compromise patient safety. Guidance and resources are issued, which advise on:
- strategies on conserving medicines during medicine shortages and associated safety considerations
- strategies and safety considerations during periods of medicine discontinuations.
This page provides resources and a reference table of medication safety alerts, notices and guidance issued by the Australian states and territories and by international organisations using the APINCHS classification. There could be other more recent alerts, advice and guidance related to other medicines or practice areas which may be relevant to you or your organisation.
Resources to support implementation by healthcare services and clinicians.
Developing and using shared decision making tools can help clinicians to implement shared decision making in clinical practice.
The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights describes the rights that you, or someone you care for, can expect when receiving health care.
The user guide has been developed to support health service organisations implement the six Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health related actions.
Leaders of a health service organisation set up and maintain systems for recognising and responding to acute deterioration. The workforce uses the recognition and response systems.
This page provides an overview of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) – including its purpose and accountability.
Predicting, preventing and managing self-harm and suicide
All public and private hospitals, day procedure services and public dental practices are required to be accredited to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.
Many other healthcare facilities will also choose to be accredited in order to improve the safety and quality of health care provision. Assessment to the NSQHS Standards second edition commenced in January 2019.
The Commission has developed a range of tools and resources to help health service organisations deliver comprehensive care in alignment with the Comprehensive Care Standard.