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International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) - Technical implementation guide
Category
Implementation Guide
Organisation
ICN
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2021
This guide is an authoritative source to support the development and implementation of electronic record systems that use the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP).
Chronic respiratory conditions v33
Category
Reference Table
Organisation
AIHW
Type
Standard
Version
33
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
December 2023
The National Asthma Strategy aims to reduce the health, social and economic impacts of asthma with a targeted and comprehensive approach to optimise asthma diagnosis and management. These indicators provide information for policymakers about the status of asthma in Australia.
Australia's mothers and babies v1
Category
Reference Table
Organisation
AIHW
ID
PER 101
Type
Standard
Version
1
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
December 2023
This web report includes interactive data visualisations, and in-depth information and trends on the antenatal period, labour and birth, and outcomes for babies at birth.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and babies v1
Category
Reference Table
Organisation
AIHW
ID
PER 120
Type
Standard
Version
1
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
October 2023
This web report explores the characteristics and health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and their babies through interactive data visualisations, and in-depth information and trends on the antenatal period, labour and birth, and outcomes for babies at birth.
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards v2
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
ID
NSQHS Standards
Type
Standard
Version
2
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
May 2021
The National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS Standards) provide a quality assurance mechanism for testing whether systems are in place to meet safety and quality standards.
Acute Anaphylaxis Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
November 2021
This clinical care standard describes the care that patients should receive when they have anaphylaxis. It applies to adults, children and infants, including those who experience anaphylaxis while in a healthcare facility.
Acute Coronary Syndromes Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
December 2019
This clinical care standard describes the care that patients with a suspected ACS should receive, from the onset of symptoms through to discharge from hospital. It addresses recognition of an ACS, rapid assessment, early management and early initiation of a tailored rehabilitation plan.
Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
October 2019
This clinical care standard describes the care that patients should receive when they are or may be having a stroke. It covers recognition of stroke, rapid assessment, early management, and early initiation of an individualised rehabilitation plan.
Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
November 2020
This clinical care standard describes the care people of all ages should receive when they have or may have infection or require an antimicrobial for prophylaxis.
Cataract Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
August 2021
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by people aged 18+ who have cataract, in all healthcare settings.
Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
January 2020
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by adults undergoing colonoscopy for screening, diagnosis, surveillance or treatment.
Delirium Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2016
Updated
September 2021
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by adults when they have delirium.
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
October 2017
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by women of reproductive age who have heavy menstrual bleeding.
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard - Evidence Sources
Category
Supplementary Resource
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
October 2017
This document lists the evidence sources that were used to develop the Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard 2017.
Hip Fracture Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
September 2023
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by people with a suspected hip fracture, from presentation to hospital through to completion of treatment and discharge from hospital.
Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
September 2022
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by patients aged 16+ who present with low back pain, with or without leg pain
Management of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
May 2021
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by people using peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs), commonly known as cannulas.
Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
April 2022
This clinical care standard describes the care that patients of all ages should receive when they are prescribed opioid analgesics for acute pain in acute care settings.
Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
May 2017
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by patients aged 45+ when they have knee pain and may have knee osteoarthritis.
Sepsis Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
June 2022
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by patients of all ages (including neonates and older people) presenting with signs and symptoms of sepsis in primary and community care, acute and non-acute settings.
Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
November 2022
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by pregnant women to reduce their chance of experiencing a stillbirth.
Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
April 2021
This clinical care standard describes the care that women should receive when they are pregnant or experience a third or fourth degree perineal tear during birth.
Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
January 2020
This clinical care standard describes the care that patients aged 18+ should receive to reduce their risk of developing hospital-acquired VTE both in hospital and following discharge.
Implementation Guide - Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Clinical Care Standard
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
December 2020
This document supports local implementation of the Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Clinical Care Standard.
National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2020
The National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health (NSQMH) Standards were developed to improve the quality of digital mental health service provision and protect users from harm.
National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2022
The National Safety and Quality Mental Health (NSQMH) Standards for community managed organisations were developed to protect the public from harm and to continuously improve the quality of service provision.
Requirements for medical pathology services v3
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Version
3
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
2018
The Requirement for Medical Pathology Services (Third Edition 2018) outlines standards for good medical pathology practice.
Requirements for supervision in the clinical governance of medical pathology laboratories v7
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Version
7
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
2023
This document outlines the role and responsibilities of the designated person described in the Tier 2 document - the key medical practitioner leading a medical pathology service.
Requirements for the retention of laboratory records and diagnostic material v9
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Version
9
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
2022
This document describes minimum standards for retention of laboratory records and materials by medical pathology services.
Requirements for information communication and reporting v5
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
ID
D22-32436
Type
Standard
Version
5
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
2022
The document outlines a framework for the communication of pathology information within the request-test-report cycle.
Requirements for the development and use of in-house in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs) v4
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Version
4
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
2018
This document outlines the principles and assessment criteria by which in-house in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs) must be designed, developed, produced, validated and monitored for use by medical laboratories in Australia.
Guidelines for approved pathology collection centres v3
Category
Guideline
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Version
3
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
2013
These guidelines set out minimum requirements for medical pathology specimen collection. The requirements apply to approved collection centres, hospital collection points and any collection activity connected to an approved pathology authority.
Requirements for the performance of anatomical pathology cut-up v4
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Version
4
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2013
These requirements set out minimum training and performance standards for anatomical pathology cut-up (grossing).
Performance measures for Australian laboratories reporting cervical cytology v3
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Version
3
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2015
This document sets out measures and standards for the day-to-day performance of a laboratory reporting cervical cytology.
Requirements for use of digital images as an alternative to direct microscopy v1
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Version
1
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2021
This document sets out minimum practice requirements for the accreditation of laboratories that use digital technology for primary morphological diagnosis and second opinions.
Requirements for transfusion laboratory practice v5
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
ID
D22-40385
Type
Standard
Version
5
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2022
This document outlines practice standards that assure the safety, quality and efficacy of transfusion testing, associated transfusion laboratory practice, and non-transfusion related blood group immunohaematology testing.
Requirements for procedures related to the collection, processing, storage and issue of human haemopoietic progenitor cells v6
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Version
6
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2021
This document outlines the standards that must be met by laboratories and other facilities involved in donor selection, collection, processing, storage and issue or disposal of directed minimally manipulated: haemopoietic progenitor cells (HPC), cord blood, and donor lymphocytes.
Requirements for cervical screening v1
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Version
1
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2023
This document describes the standard of care consumers can expect from pathology laboratories that test self-collected vaginal swabs, specifying the minimum standards that pathology laboratories must meet.
National Safety and Quality Cosmetic Surgery Standards
Category
Standard
Organisation
ACSQHC
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2023
The National Safety and Quality Cosmetic Surgery Standards have been developed to protect the public from harm and improve the quality of cosmetic surgery in Australia.
Example Essential Eight Assessment Test Plan - Maturity Level One
Category
Guidance Document
Organisation
Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC)
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
November 2023
This document describes mitigation strategies, test IDs, control descriptions and test methodologies for assessment against Essential Eight Maturity Level One.
Example Essential Eight Assessment Test Plan - Maturity Level Two
Category
Guidance Document
Organisation
Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC)
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
November 2023
This document describes mitigation strategies, test IDs, control descriptions and test methodologies for assessment against Essential Eight Maturity Level Two.
Example Essential Eight Assessment Test Plan
Category
Guidance Document
Organisation
Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC)
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
November 2023
This document describes mitigation strategies, test IDs, control descriptions and test methodologies for assessment against Essential Eight Maturity Level Three.
Essential Eight Assessment Report Template
Category
Guidance Document
Organisation
Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC)
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
November 2023
This template provides the content requirements of Essential Eight assessment reports. Assessors can use their own report templates for branding purposes, but all sections within this template must be included.
Essential Eight Maturity Model Changes
Category
Guidance Document
Organisation
Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC)
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
November 2023
Essential Eight is designed to protect organisations' internet-connected IT networks against cyber threats. This resource describes the changes for the November 2023 update of the Essential Eight Maturity Model.
Essential Eight Maturity Model FAQs
Category
Guidance Document
Organisation
Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC)
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
July 2021
Updated
April 2024
Essential Eight is designed to protect organisations' internet-connected IT networks against cyber threats. This information was developed to answer frequently asked questions on the Essential Eight Maturity Model.
Essential Eight Maturity Model and ISM Mapping
Category
Guidance Document
Organisation
Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC)
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
January 2019
Updated
December 2023
Essential Eight is designed to protect organisations' internet-connected IT networks against cyber threats. This publication provides a mapping between the Essential Eight Maturity Model and the Information Security Manual (ISM).
Information Security Manual (ISM)
Category
Guidance Document
Organisation
Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC)
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
March 2024
The Information Security Manual (ISM) outlines a cyber security framework that an organisation can apply, using their risk management framework, to protect their systems and data from cyber threats.
Information Security Manual (ISM) Fact Sheet
Category
Guidance Document
Organisation
Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC)
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
March 2024
This factsheet summarises the content changes for the March 2024 Information Security Manual (ISM) update.