ACT Health: Storage of S8 (Controlled) Medication in Residential Care Facilities
Published: 2021 Local
We know that it is important for consumers in residential care facilities to have access to controlled medicines for emergency administration. Controlled medicines are frequently used in residential care facilities to treat moderate to severe, acute or chronic pain.ACT Health: Draft ACT Public Health Data Strategy
Published: 2021 Local
We know that when used appropriately, high quality data can identify gaps, highlight areas of safety concern and service gaps and indicate areas in need of further investment. This strategy is a step towards achieving this, however we suggest a few areas that need further consideration.Ahpra: Public Consultation on Revised Regulatory Principles for the National Scheme
Published: 2021 National
For input on this consultation, HCCA sought advice from our Health Policy Advisory Committee. Overall, members were relatively satisfied with the improvements that had been made to the framing of the AHPRA regulatory principles.Inquiry into the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021
Published: 2021
The Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021 (The Bill) is a taking a much-needed step in the right direction towards harm minimisation and improving community outcomes in the ACT. The evidence shows that countries that decriminalised minor drug offences saw significant financial savings, less incarceration, significant public health…CHS: Canberra Health Services Clinical Services Plan
Published: 2021 Local
Consumer-Centred Care Position Statement
Published: 2021
This Position Statement outlines HCCA's commitment to consumer-centred care as a foundation principle in all its work and to promoting consumer-centred care across the health system, within government and across the ACT community.A model for patient navigation in the ACT for people with chronic and complex conditions
Published: 2018 Local
Final Report from the Patient Care Navigation Project, which set out to develop a model for patient navigation service in the ACT