Proposed National Safety and Quality Framework and Discussion Paper on achieving the directions established in the proposed National and Safety Quality Framework

   

The Australian Health Ministers' Conference tasked the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care with developing a National Safety and Quality Framework.

Following consultation with consumer organisations, jurisdictions, the private healthcare sector, the primary care sector and other healthcare stakeholders, a proposed National Safety and Quality Framework has been developed.

The proposed Framework is designed to guide action to improve the safety and quality of the care provided in all health care settings over the next decade and contains twenty two strategies for improving the safety and quality of care for patients and consumers. The core theme is that safe, high-quality care is always:
- Patient focused
- Driven by information
- Organised for safety

We want hear your views on the proposed National Safety and Quality Framework (PDF 261 KB) and the possible strategies listed in the Discussion Paper on achieving the directions established in the proposed National and Safety Quality Framework (PDF 1030 KB).

Consultation on the proposed Framework is open from 1 June to 11 September 2009.

Background paper: Developing a safety and quality framework for Australia
The Commission has also developed a paper to provide background and context for stakeholder consultation on the proposed Framework. The background paper (PDF 444 KB) discusses the purpose of safety and quality frameworks and possible methods for implementing, measuring and monitoring the actions contained in such frameworks.