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Regular reviews of clinical variation data help health services identify areas of practice that need improvement. They are also mandated by Action 1.28 of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards. This Guide presents a six-step approach to the review of clinical variation data, and case studies that put those steps into action.

This guide explains how health service organisations can implement Action 1.28 of the NSQHS Standards. 

In order to implement Action 1.28, a health service organisation needs to collect data on its own clinical care processes and outcomes, and review their performance in comparison to:

• Other health service organisations
• Evidence-based guidelines or clinical care standards