Australian National and Local Health Care & Safety Standards by Melissa Singletary

VTE Prevention Clinical Care Standard (ACSQHC)

melissasingletary7 — 2025-01-29 03:41:07 UTC

Reference:

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. (2020). Venous thromboembolism prevention clinical care standard. https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/clinical-care-standards/venous-thromboembolism-prevention-clinical-care-standard

Surgical Site Infection Surveillance (ACSQHC)

melissasingletary7 — 2025-01-29 03:52:17 UTC

Reference:

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. (2017). Approaches to surgical site infection surveillance: For acute care settings in Australia.

https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/approaches-to-surgical-site-infection-surveillance.pdf

National Sepsis Program (ACSQHC)

melissasingletary7 — 2025-01-29 03:53:16 UTC

Delirium Clinical Care Standard (ACSQHC)

melissasingletary7 — 2025-01-29 03:56:01 UTC

Patient Safety

melissasingletary7 — 2025-02-04 02:30:04 UTC

Quality Improvement Toolkits

melissasingletary7 — 2025-02-04 02:31:19 UTC

National Clinical Care Standards (ACSQHC)

melissasingletary7 — 2025-02-04 02:35:15 UTC

Some of the Items Discussed:

Management of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters
Venous Thromboembolism Prevention
Sepsis
Hip Fracture
Low Back Pain

Safety and Quality Programs

melissasingletary7 — 2025-02-04 02:38:58 UTC

Clinical Risk Management

melissasingletary7 — 2025-02-04 02:41:52 UTC

Safer Care Victoria: Clinical Guidance

melissasingletary7 — 2025-02-04 02:46:08 UTC

Patient Safety

melissasingletary7 — 2025-02-04 02:47:53 UTC

Audit Tools, including informed consent

melissasingletary7 — 2025-02-04 02:49:36 UTC

Consent to medical care

melissasingletary7 — 2025-02-04 02:50:53 UTC

Informed Consent

melissasingletary7 — 2025-02-04 02:52:14 UTC

Reference:

Department of Health Victoria. (2023). Informed consent and presumption of capacity. https://www.health.vic.gov.au/mental-health-and-wellbeing-act-handbook/supported-decision-making/informed-consent-and-presumption

Consent

melissasingletary7 — 2025-02-04 02:53:37 UTC

Informed Consent (ACSQHC)

melissasingletary7 — 2025-02-04 02:54:35 UTC

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care: Hip Fracture Clinical Standards

melissasingletary7 — 2025-04-16 00:33:55 UTC

Reference:

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. (2023). Hip fracture clinical standards. https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-09/hip-fracture-clinical-care-standard-2023.pdf

Pressure Injury (ACSQHC)

melissasingletary7 — 2025-04-16 00:48:04 UTC

Reference:

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. (2019). Hospital-acquired complication: Pressure injury. https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-05/saq7730_hac_factsheet_pressureinjury_longv2.pdf

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care: National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (PDF)

melissasingletary7 — 2025-06-02 02:31:52 UTC

Reference:

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. (2021). National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (second edition). https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/publications-and-resources/resource-library/national-safety-and-quality-health-service-standards-second-edition

NSW Government: Keep Patients Safe Topics

melissasingletary7 — 2025-06-02 02:39:56 UTC

https://www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au/keep-patients-safe

NSW Government: Clinical Excellence Commission: Keep Patients Safe

melissasingletary7 — 2025-06-02 02:43:36 UTC

Infection Control, including Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAI) Complications
Older Persons' Patient Safety Program:
- Falls prevention
- Pressure injury prevention
Sepsis
Blood Watch

Minimising Patient Harm (ACSQHC)

melissasingletary7 — 2025-06-02 02:50:58 UTC

Preventing and managing pressure injuries
Preventing falls and harm from falls
Nutrition and hydration.
and more..

Reference:

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. (2025). Minimising patient harm. https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/nsqhs-standards/comprehensive-care-standard/minimising-patient-harm

Hospital-Acquired Complications Fact Sheet (2018)

melissasingletary7 — 2025-09-03 03:30:13 UTC

Reference:

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. (2018). Hospital-acquired complications fact sheet. https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/migrated/Short-Hospital-Acquired-Complications-Factsheets-all-HACs.pdf

Patient Safety Competency Framework (PSCF) for Nursing Students

melissasingletary7 — 2025-09-03 03:32:19 UTC

Reference:

Levett-Jones, T. Dwyer, T., Reid-Searl, K., Heaton, L., Flenady, T., Applegarth, J., Guinea, S., Andersen, P. (2017). Patient Safety Competency Framework (PSCF) for Nursing Students Sydney, NSW. http://psframework.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/PSCF_Brochure_UTS-version_FA2-Screen.pdf

ACSQHC Open Disclosure

melissasingletary7 — 2025-09-12 00:09:20 UTC

Reference: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. (2020). Review: Implementation of the Australian Open Disclosure Framework – Final consultation report. https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-12/implementation_of_the_australian_open_disclosure_framework.pdf

Open Disclosure Flowchart

melissasingletary7 — 2025-09-12 01:02:03 UTC

Reference: Levett-Jones, T. (2019). Critical conversations for patient safety: An essential guide for healthcare students. Pearson Education Australia.