IHCA - Links

Links

On this page you will find links to a range of websites.

Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency
The Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency Limited (known also as the Aged Care Standards Agency, or just ‘the Agency’) is an independent company limited by guarantee, established under the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, and subject to the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997.

Australasian Association for Quality in Health Care Inc (AAQHC)
AAQHC Credentialling Information

AAQHC list some useful links, including:

AAQHC Networks
The Q-Club (WA)
The Victorian Healthcare Quality Association (VHQA)

Journals (mainly indexes)
International Journal for Quality in Health Care
Clinical Performance and Quality Health Care

Newsletters and magazines
Better Health Outcomes
Quality Diges t

Australasian Legal Information Institute
A joint facility of UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law - contains information regarding case law and legislation, as well as other legal matters.

Australian Department of Health and Aged Care
From the site is a sample of activities relating to aged and residential services:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Active Australia - Physical activity
Acute and Coordinated Care
Aged and Community Care
Aged Care Assessment Teams
Aged Care Standards Agency
Aged care. Older people
Residential Aged Care Sanctions
Residential Aged Care Services Manual - Standards and Guidelines
Residential Care Manual

Australian Government Attorney General's Department
Choose AG from the search facility and a listing of relevant legislation will be generated for you.

Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations
ARCHI Net News

The International Society for Quality in Health Care Inc
ISQua offers a unique opportunity for individuals and institutions with a common interest to share expertise via an international multidisciplinary forum.
Supported by members, including leading quality health care providers and agencies in over 60 countries, and with additional funds from the Australian and Victorian Governments, the ISQua Secretariat in located in Melbourne, Australia.

National Resource Centre for Consumer Participation in Health
The Resource Centre provides quality information about methods and models of community and consumer feedback and participations. The site provides:

advice and support
full text resources
consumer-focused collaboration resources
NRCCPH catalogue of resources
good practice examples.

Public Health Association of Australia
Contains interesting articles relating to public health. Latest News includes activities about health issues, legislation, press releases etc.

Quality Improvement Council
This website has recently been updated.

Queensland Health
On this site you will find information about the range of services provided by Queensland Health.

The South Australian Community Health Research Unit (SACHRU)
Research Publication Reviews, for example:
Multicultural Mental Health Access Program (McMHAP) Review
Evaluation of Noarlunga Community Action on Drugs
Newly Arrived Migrants: Evaluation and Development

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