This page includes information on infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies for Candida auris (C. auris).
C. auris is a fungus (yeast) that is resistant to a range of antifungal medicines and can cause serious infections in patients who are immunocompromised. The severity, communicability, and drug resistance associated with C. auris infections means that correct identification and management of C. auris is crucial for the treatment and control of disease.
The Commission has identified a set of six essential elements for comprehensive care delivery, which represent different stages or processes that a patient may experience when clinical care is delivered in alignment with the Comprehensive Care Standard.
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 Commission has developed guidance to address all aspects of medicine selection and storage that can affect the likelihood of medication error.
This page includes resources for implementation of the Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards and National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards (Primary and Community Healthcare Standards).
Implementing an end-of-life care audit within your organisation will require leadership, management and the engagement of staff at all levels.
Information for health service organisations about the clinical care standard, the NSQHS Standards and resources to support implementation.
Digital mental health service providers have a responsibility to the community for continuous improvement of the safety and quality of their services, and ensuring that they are person centred, safe and effective.
These information sheets were developed to support patients and GP practices participating in the Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS Health Survey) in 2023 - an international survey on people living with chronic conditions in primary care, led by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The Commission implemented the survey in Australia, on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.
Information for healthcare services to guide practice and monitor improvement using the clinical care standard, and resources to support implementation.
Communicating for safety involves the accurate and careful exchange of information about a person's care between treating clinicians, members of a multidisciplinary team, and between clinicians and patients, families and carers.
Approved accrediting agencies assess healthcare services to the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards (Primary and Community Healthcare Standards). These agencies are approved by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) following application and review by an approval panel.
APAS collects, analyses and reports on de-identified patient-level antimicrobial resistance (AMR) data from routine susceptibility testing results.