Health care safety and quality guides and articles
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care maintains a knowledge portal with links to literature resources and literature search aids, clinical guidelines and evidence-based practice information, and a range of health care resources for practitioners and the interested public. An alphabetical listing of the resources available through the knowledge portal is also provided.
USA Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- The Patient Safety Network (AHRQ PSnet) is a continuously updated and annotated collection of patient safety news, literature, tools, and resources.
- The AHRQ PSnet Classics is a collection of the most influential, frequently cited articles and books and resources in patient safety including journal articles, newspaper/magazine articles, audiovisual resources and proceedings of meetings and conferences. This resource is updated weekly.
Medical Journal of Australia Supplement
The safety and quality of health care: where are we now?. This supplement appeared in the Medical Journal of Australia in May 2006. It contains articles reflecting on the history and future directions of health care quality and safety in Australia.
Australian Journal of Primary Health special issue
The Australian Journal of Primary Health dedicated a special issue to safety and quality in Australia's primary health with its Volume 14, No. 2 issue (August 2008). Several of the contributions examine safety and quality initiatives in general practice, including GP collaboratives and the coordination of GP services with other health services. There are also contributions focused on aged care, disability service provision and community health and welfare programs, and a contribution on continuous quality improvement in the delivery of primary health care to Indigenous Australians.
British Medical Journal theme issue on medical error
The 18th March 2000 issue of British Medical Journal features a set of articles and editorials which draw on the expertise of various leaders in the field.
Glossaries of health care safety and quality terms