For health services preparing for assessment against the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards, there can be a natural tendency to focus on the assessment itself: the evidence to prepare, the timetable to organise and the questions staff might be asked. But what does an assessment actually look and feel like once the…

This National Child Protection Week (6–12 September), the theme Every Conversation Matters, Shifting Conversation to Action is encouraging Australians to turn conversations about child safety into meaningful action. For organisations working with children and young people, that means moving from safeguarding commitments to action that is embedded in leadership, governance, culture and everyday practice. It’s a…