Resource library

A video from the Commission outlining the use of the World Health Organization's surgical safety checklist.

A medication safety pamphlet for patients.

This poster and quick reference card list abbreviations, symbols and dose designations that have been reported internationally as being frequently misinterpreted and involved in harmful medication errors.

The medication charting toolkit has been prepared for health practitioners who are implementing the national medication chart and/or conducting education and training on how to use the national medication chart.

This Patient Safety Week poster encourages clinicians to follow the 5 moments for hand hygiene to prevent the spread of germs.

This Patient Safety Week poster provides information about how to wash your hands correctly, to prevent the spread of germs.

This Patient Safety Week poster shows consumers the types of germs that can be carried on your hands, and that the easiest way to prevent the spread of germs is to wash your hands correctly.

Copies of the winning entries from the 2018 antibiotic awareness poster competition.

These posters encourage clinicians and others to view the videos and examine their own biases. There is a generic version, plus a version which can be written on.

Downloadable A3 and A4 versions of the peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) infographics.