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This issue includes items on COVID-19, the new Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears Clinical Care Standard, the forthcoming Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation, low value healthcare, shared decision making, patient decision aids, hospital-acquired complications (HACs), smartphone use and more.

This issue includes items on COVID-19, consumer and patient engagement, health care worker engagement, telehealth, safety practices, paracetamol overdose, Comprehensive Care Standard, open disclosure and more

Also covered are the latest issues of the BMJ Quality & Safety, Journal for HealthCare Quality Patient Safety, and Healthcare Policy, along with online first papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and the latest from the UK’s NICE and NIHR and the USA’s AHRQ.

This issue includes items on COVID-19, consultation on a draft Low back pain clinical care standard, patient experience, patient harm, medications, new guidelines on acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, new guidelines on otitis media, and more.

Also covered is the latest issue of BMJ Quality and Safety, along with the latest online papers from BMJ Quality and Safety and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the latest from the UK’s NICE and the USA’s AHRQ.

This report describes the findings of a national stocktake of health resources developed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, undertaken by the Cultural and Indigenous Research Centre Australia (CIRCA).

On 12 October 2021, the Commission released the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards.

This issue includes items on COVID-19, sentinel events, collective leadership for safety culture, peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs), complaints, diagnosis, early warning systems, clinical deterioration, opioids, digital health and more.

Also covered are the latest issues of BMJ Quality & Safety and Nursing Leadership, along with the latest online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the latest from the UK’s NICE.

Health service organisations are required to develop and implement systems and processes that support patient-clinician discussions about the patient’s preferences for care in the future, to document advance care plans, and to act on advance care plans as part of comprehensive care delivery and for the NSQHS Standards.

This week’s issue includes items on bias in health care, Clostridium difficile/Clostridioides difficile, the National Hand Hygiene Initiative, dementia, medication reviews, patient and family engagement, intrapartem care, reporting safety concerns, antimicrobial stewardship and more.

Also covered are new issues of the Patient Experience Journal and Health Affairs, along with the latest online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety and the latest from the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

This report describes the lived experience of people who have experienced sepsis and health system improvements to better support post-sepsis care.

This tool will help you discuss the main treatment options available for osteoarthritis of the knee and to support you to make decisions about your care.

This issue includes items on COVID-19, infection prevention and control in aged care, maternity care, preterm births, informed consent, ageing populations, evidence-based practice, physiotherapy, patient complaints, staff reports, elective surgery cancellations, adverse events, emergency response driving and patient transport, and more.

Also covered are the latest online papers from BMJ Quality and Safety and International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the latest from Safer Care Victoria, the NSW Clinical Excellence Commission and the USA’s AHRQ.

Report examining key enablers and barriers, and describing tools, processes and strategies in engaging patients in communication at transitions of care.

This issue includes items on COVID-19, surgical prophylaxis, antimicrobial prescribing and antimicrobial resistance, patient journeys, statins, hospital medication errors, culture, Indigenous health workforce, precision medicine, unnecessary hospitalisations, and more.

This issue includes items on COVID-19, medication safety, overprescribing, leadership, National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards, hospital discharge, adverse events, shared decision making, emergency department safety, and more.

Identifying patients who may be at risk of harm, and mitigating the risks for those patients is a core part of comprehensive care planning and treatment.

This is our 500^th issue and includes a foreword written by Professor Chris Baggoley AO.

This issue includes items on COVID-19, aged care, Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SABSI), palliative care, compassionate health care, cultural humility, preventable medication harm, patient and family involvement in patient safety, transfers and more.