Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care
January 2000 – 1 January 2006
National council appointed by Australian health ministers to lead work on patient safety and the quality of health care, developing national standards and guidance such as the open disclosure standard and credentialing standards.
How it came into existence
Established in January 2000 by the Australian Health Ministers' Conference with a five-year mandate, following the work of the National Expert Advisory Group on Safety and Quality in Australian Health Care; it was funded by all governments and supported by a secretariat in the Commonwealth health department.
How it ended
Its mandate ended on 31 December 2005 and it was replaced on 1 January 2006 by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
- National leadership on patient safety and quality
Main functions
- National patient safety priorities and action plans
- Open disclosure standard
- Credentialing and clinical privileges standards
- Medication safety initiatives
- Incident management and reporting advice
- Reports to health ministers
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Health and Ageing.
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Sources
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