Quality Indicator Repository
Quality indicators are standardised, evidence-based measures used to monitor and evaluate the quality and safety of care. The ACAC developed a Quality Indicator Repository. For information on its development see this document.
Please navigate the Quality Indicator Repository to learn about the quality indicators we identified across care settings and their defining, data, and source attributes. You can also use the Quality Indicator Repository to download quality indicators of interest to you.
Thera re national and/or subnational mechanisms for accreditation of education and training institutions, health care organisations, and their programmes, measured against key criteria.
All GPs should attend ≥ 1 training/continuing medical education event on CVD within the last 5 years
All nurses should attend ≥ one training/continuing medical education event on CVD within the last 5 years
The capacity of the health workforce (emergency medical care, pre-hospital, out-of-hospital care, transport services) to meet current and projected demands as measured by the proportion of operational salaried workforce in 10-year age groups and attrition rate of full time equivalent salaried staff.
Are workers regularly trained regarding First Aid and emergency measures?
At least one general practitioner per practice should attend ≥ one training/continuing medical education event on CVD within the last 15 months
At least one nurse per practice should attend ≥ one training/continuing medical education event on CVD within the last 15 months.
Percentage of older HC people who answered positively to the three questions. a. Do the staff respond well to you? b. How safe or insecure does it feel to live at home with support from the home service? 3. Do you feel confident about the staff coming home to you?
The attrition rate is measured as the proportion of GPs who were in scope in 2021, but not in scope in 2022. In scope is defined as Primary Care GPs, being GPs working in the treatment of non‑admitted patients in the community. GPs who 'exited' (i.e., were no longer in scope) in 2022 might still be in the medical workforce and practicing as a GP but are classified as an exit as they are no longer Primary Care GPs.
The number of full time equivalent GPs per 100,000 people, by region.
The number of full time equivalent GPs per 100,000 population, by sex.
Presence and availability of workers in the organisation.
The number of full time equivalent public dentists per 100,000 people based on clinical hours worked in the public sector, by region.
Average multidisciplinary team (MDT) attendance at ward round / huddle.
Care Manager FTEs per 1,000 patients is calculated by dividing the FTEs (from the Practice Survey) by the number of active patients in the practice (from the CDR) and multiplying the result by 1,000
The extent to which staff are informed when errors occur, discuss ways to prevent errors, and are informed when changes are made.
The extent to which staff speak up if they see something unsafe and feel comfortable asking questions.
The competence of care givers and the safety of the care.
The average number of home care visits each older person receives per home care worker.
Evidence of local processes to ensure that older people using home care services receive care from a consistent team of home care workers who are familiar with their needs.
Total number of home care workers providing care to an older person using home care services
The Cultural Competence Implementation Measure is an organisational survey designed to assist healthcare organisations in identifying the degree to which they are providing culturally competent care and addressing the needs of diverse populations, as well as their adherence to 12 of the 45 NQF-endorsed® cultural competency practices prioritised for the survey.