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Latest Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care News

Coordinating committee advised of saline solution shortage
³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Medicines Symposium 2024
Hip fracture mortality decreases with high quality clinical care
New standard to tackle chronic lung disease missed in half of patients
RACS joins calls for Federal Government Support on Hospital Electrification
AMA Submission On New Medical Imaging Standards
Surgeons to take joint action on climate change and health
Improving Australia’s World-class Healthcare In Changing Climate
Registrations Now Open For ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Medicines Symposium 2024
Need medicine in hospital? Our study finds how often IT flaws lead to the wrong drug or dose
RACS joins calls to ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Cabinet to commit to Rapid Review recommendations on alcohol
Some clinicians are using AI to write health records. What do you need to know?
Post-market Review Of Spinal Cord Stimulator Devices
Do you have knee pain from osteoarthritis? You might not need surgery. Here’s what to try instead
Expert advice to sidestep surgery for knee osteoarthritis
New Australian Community Pharmacy Standard Launched
New expert advisory group to support Australian Government protect our health from climate change
One size doesn’t fit all women for treatment of heavy periods
Selfless Stroke Advocate Claims Highest Honour
Mindful use of psychotropic medicines: new standard a lifeline for people with cognitive disability or impairment
Hand washing reduces the spread of germs and saves lives
Professor Christine Kilpatrick appointed as Commission Chair
APS Enterprise Agreement Votes
Thinking about cosmetic surgery? New standards will force providers to tell you the risks and consider if you’re actually suitable
Patients are winners in makeover of cosmetic surgery sector
Do you really need antibiotics? Curbing our use helps fight drug-resistant bacteria
RACGP: SA pharmacy prescribing risks patient safety and antimicrobial resistance
It’s time to weigh up harm from antibiotics: new report
Wastewater detects signs of antimicrobial resistance in aged care
Time to surgery is critical for survival after hip fracture
Conquering distance for timely transfer of hip fracture patients in WA
The ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ One Stop Shop – a national platform for health-related human research
Guidelines to help clinicians on safer opioid deprescribing
Clinical Trials One Stop Shop report released
‘Know me, understand me’: MRFF grant awarded for digital stories in aged care
$7.9 million for research collaboration on policy and practice
What has been achieved? ADA advocacy update for 2022
My Health Record is meant to empower patients – but with little useful information stored, is it worth saving?
New CEO to lead safety and quality health commission
Summit on Clinical Governance in Digital Health to help drive safety, quality and continuous improvement
Updated guiding principles to improve medication management
NPS MedicineWise Programs and Services Transition
From emergency room to aged care: potential of HIRAID in healthcare
New standards to improve community mental health care
Australia is lagging decade behind UK in emergency abdominal surgery
Developing deeper understanding of sepsis to prevent hypotension
³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ action to reduce pain and silence of stillbirth
Leading childbirth experts support landmark standard for stillbirth care