The Commission is now operating in accordance with the Caretaker Conventions pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.

Health outcomes for adults with cognitive impairment

2023
Publication, report or update

This report summarises research and analysis conducted by the Commission to examine health outcomes for people with cognitive impairment admitted to public hospitals in Australia. The Commission presented a summary of its key findings at the 2023 IHACPA Conference.

cognitive impairment

Accreditation assessments for general practices in 2022

17 March 2022 | NSQHS Standards updates

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create challenges for the Australian health system. In some instances, this may impact the ability of general practices to participate in on-site accreditation assessments to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Standards for general practice 5th edition.

Short Notice Assessment

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.

On the Radar Issue 591

2023
Newsletter

This issue includes items on the draft National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards Guide for Healthcare Services, electronic prescribing systems, medication safety, antimicrobial stewardship, COVID-19 and more.

Also covered are recent issues of the Future Leaders Communiqué and the Australian Journal of Primary Health,  early online papers from BMJ Quality & Safety along with the latest from the UK’s NICE.

On the Radar Issue 591
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