The Medical Journal of Australia

Episode 587: MJA Podcasts 2025 Episode 16: Clinical Care Standards - a decade of excellence

The Medical Journal of Australia

Show Notes

A little over 10 years ago the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care released its first national clinical care standard.

A perspective on the subject is published in the MJA today and a webinar is being held tomorrow where the Commission will showcase the five stories of excellence discussed in today’s podcast. The link to the webinar will be is here

The Chief Medical Officer of the Commission Conjoint Professor Carolyn Hullick and its Clinical Care Standards Director Dr Alice Bhasale join me on today's podcast.

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