The Commission’s Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Australia (AURA) Project contributes to the national program for surveillance of antimicrobial use and resistance in human health across Australia.
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This page includes links to Australian and international resources to support antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs in health service organisations and in aged care and primary care. AMS programs help to improve patient safety and in the prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Effective clinical communication is two-way (or multi-way if between teams), structured and continuous communication that results in timely, accurate and appropriate transfer of information.
For communication to be effective it needs to be tailored, open, honest, and respectful, with opportunities for clarification and feedback.
The Commission understands its role as a data custodian of primary healthcare data and is committed to ensuring it is managed in a manner which is consistent with the requirements of relevant state and territory laws and standards. We extract non-identifiable, unit-level data from participating general practice systems. Non-identifiable data is the output of the de-identification process, which involves the removal or alteration of information that identifies a person, or is reasonably likely to identify them, as well the application of any additional protections to prevent identification; including re-identification risks.
The Hip Fracture Clinical Care Standard contains seven quality statements describing the care that should be offered to patients with a suspected hip fracture from presentation to hospital through to completion of treatment in hospital.
This standard applies to care provided in all hospital settings, including public and private hospitals and subacute facilities.
Short notice assessment for accreditation to the NSQHS Standards, ensures the outcome reflects day to day practices, identifies gaps and supports health service organisations to improve safety and quality systems and processes.
The National Medicines Symposium 2024, was held on the 19 November and explored the safe and appropriate use of medications in an ageing population.
On 30 June 2021, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) released the Regulator Performance Guide (the Guide), which seeks to increase accountability, promote best practice, build professionalism and support cultural change among regulators.
The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights is for everyone. We are endeavouring to provide translations of the Charter in many community languages. Currently the Charter is available in 29 languages in a printable A4 poster format.
The Commission has developed an extensive range of supporting resources for everyone to understand and use the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights (the Charter). These resources include video and audio files.
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.
Goals of care describe what a patient wants to achieve during an episode of care, within the context of their clinical situation. Goals of care are the clinical and personal goals for a patient’s episode of care that are determined through a shared decision-making process.
