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 |
|---|---|
| 19 November | Summer clinical alert 2024 / 2025 |
| 22 August | New report finds older Australians given more antimicrobials than wider community |
2023 alerts
| Issue | Articles |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
