From the deputy editor

Abstract

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care launched the long-awaited Management of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters (PIVCs) Clinical Care Standard (CCS) in May 2021. This national standard for short PIVC insertion and management is based on a review of national and international evidence-based practice guidelines and has been endorsed by a panel of vascular access and infection control experts from across Australia. Using the PIVC CCS to monitor and improve PIVC insertion and management at a local level helps organisations meet some of the accreditation requirements of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.