Submission to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards Consultation - October 2015

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Submission to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards Consultation - October 2015

Friday, July 03, 2020

This submission by PCA to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, responds to the Consultation on Version 2 of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards. PCA views the proposed Standards as a step forward. PCA expects that the inclusion of more explicit actions about palliative and end-of-life care will support practice improvement in these areas. PCA provides detailed comments and suggested amendments to the Standards.

National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards Version 2

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