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Standard 1.5 CONTINUITY OF CARE
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Standard 1.5 CONTINUITY OF CARE
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Foreword
Preamble
Standard 1.1 ACCESS TO CARE
Criterion 1.1.1 Scheduling care in opening hours
Criterion 1.1.2 Visits to patient living quarters by appropriate clinical staff members
Criterion 1.1.3 Care outside normal opening hours
Standard 1.2 INFORMATION ABOUT THE HEALTH SERVICE
Criterion 1.2.1 Health service information
Criterion 1.2.2 Informed patient decisions
Criterion 1.2.3 Interpreter services
Standard 1.3 HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTION OF DISEASE
Criterion 1.3.1 Health promotion and preventive care
Standard 1.4 DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
Criterion 1.4.1 Evidence based practice
Criterion 1.4.2 Clinical autonomy for medical and other clinical staff
Standard 1.5 CONTINUITY OF CARE
Criterion 1.5.1 Continuity of comprehensive care
Criterion 1.5.2 Continuity of the therapeutic relationship
Criterion 1.5.3 Consistent approach
Criterion 1.5.4 System for follow up of tests and results
Standard 1.6 COORDINATION OF CARE
Criterion 1.6.1 Engaging with other services
Criterion 1.6.2 Referral documents
Standard 1.7 CONTENT OF PATIENT HEALTH RECORDS
Criterion 1.7.1 Patient health records
Criterion 1.7.2 Health summaries
Criterion 1.7.3 Consultation notes
Standard 2.1 COLLABORATING WITH PATIENTS
Criterion 2.1.1 Respectful and culturally appropriate care
Criterion 2.1.2 Patient feedback
Criterion 2.1.3 Presence of a third party
Standard 3.1 SAFETY AND QUALITY
Criterion 3.1.1 Quality improvement activities
Criterion 3.1.2 Clinical risk management system
Standard 3.2 EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Criterion 3.2.1 Medical staff qualifications and training
Criterion 3.2.2 Qualifications and training of other staff with clinical roles
Criterion 3.2.3 Training of administrative staff
Standard 4.1 HEALTH SERVICE SYSTEMS
Criterion 4.1.1 Human resource system
Criterion 4.1.2 Occupational health and safety
Standard 4.2 MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH INFORMATION
Criterion 4.2.1 Confidentiality and privacy of health information
Criterion 4.2.2 Information security
Criterion 4.2.3 Transfer of patient health information
Criterion 4.2.4 Retention of patient health information
Standard 5.1 FACILITIES AND ACCESS
Criterion 5.1.1 Health service facilities
Criterion 5.1.2 Physical conditions conducive to confidentiality and privacy
Criterion 5.1.3 Physical access
Standard 5.2 EQUIPMENT FOR COMPREHENSIVE CARE
Criterion 5.2.1 Health service equipment
Criterion 5.2.2 Doctor's bag/emergency trolley
Standard 5.3 CLINICAL SUPPORT PROCESSES
Criterion 5.3.1 Medicines
Criterion 5.3.2 Vaccine potency
Criterion 5.3.3 Perishable materials
Criterion 5.3.4 Infection control
Appendix A The principles of quality and safety in the Standards for health services in Australian prisons
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