National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards v Best care for older people everywhere - The toolkit
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The Care of Older People in Acute Hospitals Workgroup undertook a review of the information contained within the Victorian ‘Best care for older people everywhere – The toolkit’ and identified some additional resources with relevance to South Australia which may be useful. Links to these resources are listed below.
ISBAR mnemonic and SA Health Clinical Handover Policy Directive
The Continence Foundation of Australia
Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Services (SA)
Delirium Clinical Care Standard
Hospital Dementia Services Project
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care – Medication safety self-assessment tools
Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook -in particular Section D
Continuity in Medication Management – a Handbook for SA hospitals
Medication Safety Self Assessment for Antithrombotic Therapy in Australian Hospitals
National Safety and Quality Health Service – Standard 4 – Medication Safety
SA Medication Safety and Pharmaceutical Reform
SA Health Medication Safety Program
The ‘Spell it out’ Standardised terminology, abbreviations and symbols to be used when communicating
The South Australian Incident Management System
SA Health Safety and Quality - Fall and Fall Injury Prevention
Malnutrition - who is at risk and things to consider (DAA)
Australian Safety and Quality Framework for Health Care
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Patient centred care
Advance Care Planning - Your wishes for future care
Health and Community Services Charter of Healthcare Rights
SA Health Safety and Quality Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment