AMA Submission to the Aged Care Quality Standards Review

The AMA submission focused solely on the clinical care standard and called on the revised clinical care standard to ensure that:

• clinical  governance and  accountability  is  achieved,  including  through establishment  of relevant advisory committees, that must include medical input,
• the standard integrates advance care planning and palliative care,
• consumer understand what clinical care entails is improved, and
• clear lines of responsibility for clinical care are established and evaluated.