* Denotes a website that is recommended either due to its extensive patient safety information, or specific tools or resources that may be useful.

Australian Council for Safety & Quality in Health Care

MDP 46
GPO BOX 9849
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Email: safetyandquality@health.gov.au
Agency Site: www.safetyandquality.org

Description: This site provides an overview of the patient safety agenda in Australia including news reports, publications, resources, events and areas for action in patient safety.

Australian Patient Safety Foundation (APSF)

GPO Box 400
Adelaide
South Australia 5001, Australia
Phone: +61 (08) 8222 5544
Fax: +61 (08) 8232 6938
Agency site: www.apsf.net.au

Description: This website provides information on the AIMS Reporting system, patient safety newsletters, research and other patient safety links.

Health Consumers Council of Western Australia

GPO Box C134
PERTH WA 6839
Phone: (08) 9221 3422
Freecall: 1 800 620 780
Fax: (08) 9221 5435
Email: info@hcc-wa.asn.au
Agency Site: www.hcc-wa.global.net.au/se/index.html

Description: This Australian website is designed to be a resource and advocacy resource for consumers.

International Society for Quality in Health Care-Australia (ISQua)

Level 9, Aikenhead Centre
St Vincent's Hospital
41 Victoria Parade
Fitzroy Victoria 3065
AUSTRALIA
Phone: + 61 (03) 9417 6971
Fax: + 61 (03) 9417 6851
Email: isqua@isqua.org.au
Agency site: www.isqua.org.au

Description: Includes information on ISQua's journals and conferences on safety and quality in health care, as well as information on accreditation and its ALPHA program.

Japan Council for Quality Health Care

Email: info@jcqhc.or.jp
Agency site: www.jcqhc.or.jp

Description: This organization is the main hospital accreditation organization in Japan.

This information is provided by way of the National Patient Safety Foundation .