Sleep disruption or insomnia is a debilitating problem for 30 per cent of the population. In hospitals, insomnia can seriously disrupt operations, which is why patients are being prescribed sedation medications to help them get a good night’s sleep.
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Safer Care Victoria is looking for health services to participate in a pilot project for a Falls review tool to help improve outcomes after falls related adverse events.
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We are calling on clinicians and consumers to help us develop guidance on non-urgent, elective surgery that will better inform patient choices.
Some non-urgent elective procedures only offer benefits to patients under very specific circumstances.
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We are inviting expressions of interest from people living with heart failure who have had a hospital admission in Victoria in the last 3 years, or their carer or family member.
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Interested in taking a deep dive into Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying data and using your research skills to compare our experience with overseas programs?
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During Patient Experience week last week, the Victorian Agency for Health Information (VAHI), in partnership with Safer Care Victoria (SCV) and the Department of Health (the Department), hosted a webinar to support the recent release of the... Read more...
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