Clinical alerts share important and timely information and advice to aged care providers on clinical matters from the Commission’s Chief Clinical Advisor.
2024 Clinical alerts and advice
Issue | Articles |
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22 August | New report finds older Australians given more antimicrobials than wider community |
2023 alerts
Issue | Articles |
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14 November | Summer clinical alert: Caring for older people in hot weather |
20 June | Preventing medication transcribing and dispensing errors in residential aged care |
2 May | Hot water scalding |
8 March | Warfarin shortage |
23 January | The importance of preventing equipment failures |
2022 alerts
Issue | Articles |
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15 December | Keeping residents safe this summer |
14 December | First aid and choking |
20 October | Incontinence associated dermatitis and pressure injury |
1 September | Behaviour support plans |
13 July | Impact of COVID-19 subvariants |
24 May | Heaters and burns |