Standard 9: Recognising and Responding to Clinical Deterioration in Acute Health Care

NSQHS Standard 9 supports the provision of appropriate and timely care to patients whose condition is deteriorating. The National Consensus Statement: Essential Elements for Recognising and Responding to Clinical Deterioration was developed by the Commission and has been endorsed by Australian Health Ministers as the national approach for recognising and responding to clinical deterioration in Australia. NSQHS Standard 9 builds on this to drive implementation in acute care health services.

World First Effort to Prevent Dementia

Dementia will soon engulf more than 100 million people across the globe, but an international research group is leading a world-first effort to prevent dementia in people who are at high risk of this insidious disease.

New Regulations Introduced for Australian Medical Device Manufacturers

New regulations will be introduced to allow Australian manufacturers to obtain market approval for most medical devices using conformity assessment certification from European notified bodies.

First Report of long-term Safety of Human Embryonic Stem Cells to Treat Human Disease

New research published in The Lancet provides the first evidence of the medium-term to long-term safety and tolerability of transplanting human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) in humans.

AMA Opposes Expansion of Pharmacist's Role

AMA Victoria has expressed its opposition on recommendations to expand pharmacists’ role to include providing vaccinations, treating minor ailments and screening for chronic diseases.

Timing is Key for Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered two potential treatments for traumatic brain injury that are most effective when given at different stages after the injury has occurred.

Technology Trial Starts to Help Rehabilitation Patients

Researchers have started the world’s biggest  technology trial looking at whether computer games, iPad apps and interactive can can aid in rehabilitation from falls, strokes and brain injuries.

Doctors launch a No Advertising Please campaign

In a bid to ban pharmaceutical company representatives from “educational” visits to their practices, Australian doctors have established a No Advertising Please campaign.

National Centre for Excellence in Youth Mental Health

Australia's first National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health has been established to help find new and innovative treatments to better the lives of young people.

Health Professionals Well Represented in Australian of the Year Awards

Queensland and Victoria have announced their finalists in the 2015 Australian of the Year Awards, with health professionals, lobbyists and philanthropists well represented.

Health Gap for Disadvantaged Australians is 'Disturbing'

The gap in quality of health between the most advantaged and most disadvantaged Australians persists, according to new national figures released today by University of Adelaide public health researchers.

Utilising residential aged care facilities for sub acute nursing care

National President of Alzheimer's Australia Outlines Priorities

Improving the quality of residential care remains a central priority for  Alzheimer’s Australia National President  Graeme Samuel AC.

Australian and New Zealand Sepsis Patients Get World-Best Treatment

Australian and New Zealand patients with sepsis can be confident they are getting the best treatment in the world.

Australia Urged to Send Medical Personnel to Fight Ebola

The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières is urging Australia to send trained emergency medical personnel to fight Ebola in West Africa.