Influenza vaccine season tips
Here is some handy advice for the upcoming flu vaccine season. Discard all expired 2020 influenza vaccine Do not book
Advice for health procurement teams about therapeutic goods and medical devices
This guidance is for procurement areas in hospitals, aged care residential facilities and other facilities that procure therapeutic goods. It
Antimicrobial stewardship
Advisory Number: AS 18/08 Version Number: 1.0 Publication Date: March 2021 Purpose: To update accrediting agencies of health service organisations’
Reprocessing of reusable medical devices in health service organisations
Advisory Number: AS 18/07 Version Number: 7.0 Publication Date: March 2021 Purpose: To describe the minimum requirements for health service
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COVID-19 vaccine advertising campaign to target fears
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