Australian Health Ministers Agree on New Safety and Quality Measures

Ministers agreed that the Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care, which was established in January 2000, will be succeeded by a national body called the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care which will report to Health Ministers and be closely linked to health departments and other government and non-government health bodies.

Ministers agreed with the Review finding (see previous news) that it was crucial that the state of safety and quality in the Australian health care system be regularly measured and reported publicly, and a new Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care would be charged with publishing a national report every two years.

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