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We're Victoria's healthcare safety and improvement experts

We work with clinicians and consumers to help health services deliver better, safer healthcare to Victorians.

Mental health improvement program

This program works with mental health services to improve healthcare in Victorian publicly funded mental health and wellbeing services.
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Healthcare Workers' Wellbeing Centre

While looking after the mental health and wellbeing of our healthcare workers has always been important, the pandemic made this an immediate priority for our health sector.
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Victorian clinical governance framework

Our clinical governance framework contains guidance to assist organisations in delivering high quality care.
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News and updates

The latest news, updates and opportunities within Safer Care Victoria.
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Applications open for Safer Medicines at Transitions of Care Collaborative

This project will partner with Victorian Health Services to test and implement proven interventions to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions.
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We’re excited to share our annual report 2023-24 and annual plan 2024-25

Read our latest annual report and annual plan.
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New clinical governance frameworks released

Our latest frameworks support and enhance safety and high-quality care across all Victorian healthcare sectors.

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Safety

As Victoria’s healthcare safety and improvement agency, we know that most harm can be prevented through embedded safety cultures that promote continually improving quality and safety systems and practices.

Improvement

As the state's quality and safety improvement specialist, we have many resources to help you get started on your next improvement project.

Our chief clinical officers

Victoria’s chief clinical officers provide expert leadership, advice and guidance on healthcare quality and safety to Safer Care Victoria and the Minister for Health.

100,000 Lives

Together we're improving healthcare for 100,000 Victorians.

Upcoming events

Webinar

Redesign of the Victorian Perinatal Autopsy Service

30 January|02:00pm - 03:00pm
Meet the Victorian Perinatal Autopsy Service (VPAS) team who ensure consistent standards of practice and expertise in the clinical investigation of perinatal deaths across Victoria.
Webinar

Hospital readmissions as a systems measure

7 February|12:30pm - 01:30pm
Our expert panel will talk about readmissions, the challenges with measurement and the opportunity to use this systems measure to guide better quality patient-centred care.
Conference

Cardiovascular Summit

14 February|08:30am - 05:00pm
We will showcase initiatives and achievements in improved cardiovascular care by Victorian health services and launch the new Victorian Cardiovascular Dashboard!