Safer Care Victoria's Continuing Care Learning Health Network
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Online
Safer Care Victoria’s Continuing Care Learning Health Network is pleased to welcome the Chief Medical Officer of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC), Conjoint Associate Professor Carolyn Hullick, to speak about recent changes to the Hip Fracture Clinical Care Standard (2023).
Released by the ACSQHC in September this year, the updated standard aims to improve survival rates and reduce the recovery time for people who undergo hip fracture surgery.
Key changes in the 2023 standard include:
- time to surgery reduced from 48 to 36 hours of presenting at any hospital
- identify and manage malnutrition, frailty and delirium
- offer a ‘nerve block’ injection in the groin to provide fast pain relief
- better communication to ensure First Nations people receive safe and equitable care.
For further information, please contact the Continuing Care Learning Health Network at continuingcarelhn@safercare.vic.gov.au.