AMA Submission to the Aged Care Quality Standards Review
The AMA provided a submission to the review of the Aged Care Quality Standards initiated by the Department of Health and Aged Care.
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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.