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OverviewThe Respectful Maternity and Newborn Care Framework is a practical tool that supports clinicians and consumers to work in... Read more...
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This toolkit provides best practice guidance to support implementation of the Victorian Clinical Governance Framework.View the Clinical... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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This organisational self-assessment tool supports Victorian health services to evaluate and strengthen their clinical governance... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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OverviewThe Clinical Governance Leadership Health Check (CGLHC) helps health service boards and executives to: undertake a... Read more...
Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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AimTo highlight the use of a diathermy device in the presence of concentrated oxygen creates a high risk of surgical fires. ... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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Overview The Victorian Minister for Health has released the Victorian Maternity Taskforce report.... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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Produced by the Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM), this annual report ... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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Safer Care Victoria’s 100,000 Lives program is a five-year statewide initiative to improve the safety and quality of healthcare for... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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Our 2024-25 annual report highlights our achievements and the initiatives we have undertaken with our partners to improve the quality... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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Our annual plan 2025–26 details what we will deliver in the next year to achieve our vision of a safer healthcare system for all... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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Genomics is improving patient care in a wide range of medical specialties. Its use is increasing, thanks to pioneering clinicians and a... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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This document provides a standardised approach for clinicians on assessing penicillin allergies and undertaking direct oral penicillin... Read more...
Access to expert ultrasound to confirm or diagnose fetal death in utero (FDIU) – Good practice point
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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Aim The aim of this good practice point is to highlight the importance of prompt ultrasound assessment for diagnosis (or other) of... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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Aim The aim of this recommendation is to provide guidance on the optimal timing of birth for women with uncomplicated twin... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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AimThe aim of this good practice point is to standardise care regarding the measurement of fundal height in pregnancy and the detection... Read more...
- Maternity and newborn
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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Aim The aim of this good practice point is to support early notification to Obstetric teams of any woman presenting to emergency... Read more...
- Emergency care
- Maternity and newborn
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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AimThe aim of this good practice point is to guide clinicians in the use of POCUS for managing obstetric emergencies.BackgroundAdvances... Read more...
- Emergency care
- Maternity and newborn
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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If a child has an Advanced Care Directive (outlining preferences and values for medical treatment and care), the clinicians involved in... Read more...
- Maternity and newborn
- Paediatric
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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Aim The aim of this good practice point is to provide guidance on the need for secondary consultations for general practitioners... Read more...
- Maternity and newborn
- Mental health
- Paediatric
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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AimThe aim of this good practice point is to provide guidance on handover and information sharing between services for young... Read more...
- Mental health
- Paediatric
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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AimThe aim of this good practice point is to highlight the risk of hypotension and cardiac arrest when using induction agents prior to... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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OverviewThe Victorian Quality and Safety Capability Framework outlines the essential knowledge, skills, and attributes required... Read more...
Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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AimTo ensure clinical staff understand their institution’s established Post Anaesthesia Care Units (PACU) guidelines and broader... Read more...
Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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AimTo remind clinicians at all levels that significant occult blood loss may be the cause of tachycardia and hypotension in the... Read more...
Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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AimTo highlight the limitations of mobile devices for communicating clinical concerns unless a direct phone call is made.... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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About the toolkitThe Analgesic Stewardship toolkit provides health services looking to establish an AGS program with:... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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JUNE 2025AimTo emphasise the importance of availability of a supraglottic airway (laryngeal mask) as standard equipment for... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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JUNE 2025AimTo provide guidance for clinicians managing confirmed and suspected placental abruption to reduce the risk of maternal... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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JUNE 2025AimTo emphasise considerations of prescribing antidepressant medications in adolescents experiencing major depression.... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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Aim To alert clinicians to contact risk and prophylaxis for infections due to Group A streptococcus.Background Group A... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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JUNE 2025AimTo promote evidence-based guidelines for the timing of birth in both uncomplicated and complicated pregnancies. It... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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Sentinel events are the most serious adverse patient safety events in our healthcare system and it’s important that we all learn from... Read more...
- Incident response/review
Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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Produced by the Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council (VPCC) the Improving care, before, during and after surgery... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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The Victorian perinatal services performance indicators report is a safety and quality benchmarking report for Victorian maternity and... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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The 100,000 Lives program is a 5-year initiative dedicated to transforming healthcare and improving outcomes for 100,000 Victorians.... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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OverviewQuality Improvement (QI) in Action is a train the trainer package. It provides a foundational level training program ... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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Key learnings and recommendations from the Aggregate Review of Sentinel Events. ... Read more...
- Innovation and improvement
Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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MAY 2025The anaesthesia subcommittee reviewed a case of significant common peroneal nerve injury following prolonged use of non-... Read more...
Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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MAY 2025A “code blue” is a well- recognised and universally used broadcast call for medical assistance in the event of a cardiac or... Read more...
Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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MAY 2025Avoidable mortality from postoperative bowel perforation and pulmonary aspiration has been identified in patients undergoing... Read more...
Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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MAY 2025Methadone is a synthetic long-acting opioid analgesic which has traditionally been used in management of opioid addiction and... Read more...
Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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MAY 2025The VPCC has reviewed a number of cases of mortality in which early career surgeons have proceeded with complex cases without... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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AcknowledgementThis guidance uses the terms ‘pregnant person’ which is intended to be inclusive of anyone who may use other self-... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025In a peripartum woman presenting with severe acute chest and/or thoracic backpain, it is important to consider the... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025In the setting of septic shock, or evolving septic shock, cardiovascular status is of paramount importance. Severe shock is... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025There has been an increase in serious bacterial infections due to severe Group A streptococcal, streptococcus pneumoniae and... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025Clinicians must be vigilant when sedating any child who has respiratory distress including acute asthma. If sedation is... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025Review of several cases where a woman presented to an emergency department (ED) in advanced pregnancy have identified... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025First line management of eclampsia and severe hypertension in preeclampsia is stabilisation. Airway, breathing, circulation... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025 Perinatally acquired HSV can be lethal if not treated early with anti-viral therapy. Diagnosis is impossible to rule... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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MARCH 2025AimThe aim of this good practice point is to emphasise that guidelines and protocols exist for Subgaleal Haemorrhages and it... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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MARCH 2025AimThe aim of this good practice point is to alert clinicians to the increased risk profile of pregnancy resultant of... Read more...
- Maternity and newborn
Safer Care Victoria
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The Falls Review Tool is available for health services to use, accompanied by a user guide, which contains instructions on how to use... Read more...
- Incident response/review
Safer Care Victoria
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The in-depth case review (IDCR) tool assists health services to use a structured, systems-based approach to reviewing adverse patient... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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About the frameworkThe Victorian Clinical Governance Framework provides guidance on: ... Read more...
- Governance/leadership
Safer Care Victoria
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OverviewThe Victorian Safety Culture Guide (VSCG) supports healthcare leaders to measure and monitor their organisation’s safety... Read more...
- Innovation and improvement
Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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Produced by the Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council (VPCC) the Improving care, before, during and after surgery... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This audit tool provides a way of recording and graphing monthly data for data monitoring and measuring. It offers a step-by-step guide... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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This resource is for maternity services who are working to reduce the rate of postpartum haemorrhage during childbirth. It contains... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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About the planOur annual plan 2024–25 details what we will deliver in the next year to achieve our vision of a safer healthcare system... Read more...
- Corporate information
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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Produced by the Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM), the Victoria’s Mothers, Babies... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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Our 2023-24 annual report highlights our achievements and the initiatives we‘ve undertaken with our partners to improve the quality and... Read more...
- Corporate information
Safer Care Victoria
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Please do not use this tool unless you have completed the following Fundamentals of Adverse Patient Safety Event Review modules: ... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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About the reportSentinel events are the most serious adverse patient safety events in our healthcare system. And it’s important that we... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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About the frameworkWe developed a framework and toolkit to guide Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) meetings. This will provide health... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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The Maternity and Newborn Learning Health Network (MNLHN) Improvement Program aims to build improvement capability and drive improved... Read more...
- Maternity and newborn
Safer Care Victoria
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This resource is for maternity services who are planning improvement work to reduce the rate of stillbirths in the third trimester of... Read more...
- Maternity and newborn
Safer Care Victoria
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This resource is for maternity services that are planning improvement work to reduce the rate of third and fourth degree perineal tears... Read more...
- Maternity and newborn
Safer Care Victoria
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The Victorian perinatal services performance indicators report aims to improve outcomes for Victorian women and their newborns by... Read more...
- Maternity/neonatal
Safer Care Victoria
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This guide has been revised to help health services in Victoria fulfil their obligations when notifying and managing sentinel events.In... Read more...
- Incident response/review
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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Produced by the Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM), the Victoria’s mothers, babies and... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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In today’s healthcare sector, current rostering methodologies often rely on historical practices rather than adapting and responding to... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This white paper comes from a roundtable where over 100 clinicians, managers, and consumers gathered to share their experiences of... Read more...
- Paediatric
Safer Care Victoria
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This strategic plan details how Safer Care Victoria will lead quality and safety improvement in healthcare for the benefit of all... Read more...
- Corporate information
Safer Care Victoria
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Our Annual Plan 2023–24 details the key activities we will undertake to achieve our vision of a safer healthcare system for all... Read more...
- Corporate information
Safer Care Victoria
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Our 2022-23 Annual Report highlights our achievements and the initiatives we‘ve undertaken with our partners to improve the quality and... Read more...
- Corporate information
Safer Care Victoria
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We undertake reviews of health services and multiple agencies with the purpose of improving the quality and safety of healthcare. We... Read more...
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Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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The COVID-19 pandemic caused huge disruptions to maternity care in Victoria. The COVID-19 Rapid Report of 2021 examined trends in 10... Read more...
Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board
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Information about Voluntary Assisted Dying has moved from Safer Care Victoria to the Department of Health website.... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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Sentinel events are the most serious adverse patient safety events in our healthcare system. And it’s important that we all learn from... Read more...
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Other
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Surgery in Victoria remains safe and the latest report from the Victorian Audit of Surgical Mortality (VASM) provides an understanding... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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Despite another challenging year for Victorian healthcare, there was also many achievements and improvements.
The report highlights... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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The SCV annual plan 2022–23 details what we will deliver in the next year to achieve our vision of outstanding healthcare for all... Read more...
- Corporate information
Safer Care Victoria
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Safer Care Victoria undertook a research project into the thematic interrogation of patient complaints in Victoria, which aimed to... Read more...
- Patient experience and outcomes
Safer Care Victoria
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The Statement of Expectation sets out the expectations of Safer Care Victoria in relation to the State Government's commitments to... Read more...
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Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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Produced by the Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council (VPCC) the Improving care, before, during and after surgery 2021... Read more...
- Corporate information
Safer Care Victoria
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Patients, families, and carers who are impacted by serious adverse patient safety events have the right to contribute to the review.... Read more...
- Incident response/review
Safer Care Victoria
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The Victorian perinatal services performance indicators report aims to improve outcomes for Victorian women and their newborns by... Read more...
- Maternity/neonatal
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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This reporting suite contains comprehensive data on all maternal, perinatal and paediatric mortality and morbidity, with additional... Read more...
- Incident response/review
Safer Care Victoria
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A comprehensive set of prevention and intervention strategies delivered by staff, to prevent and manage conflict events. ... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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Sentinel events are the most serious adverse patient safety events in our healthcare system. And it’s important that we all learn from... Read more...
- Incident response/review
Safer Care Victoria
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This report explores how engagement levels for Victorian public health service employees impact patient and financial outcomes for... Read more...
- Quality/safety improvement
- Patient experience and outcomes
Safer Care Victoria
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Review tool & report and supporting user guide
The developed review tool and user guide are designed to help:... Read more...
- Quality/safety improvement
Safer Care Victoria
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The SCV annual plan 2021–22 details what we will deliver in the next year to achieve our vision of outstanding healthcare for all... Read more...
- Corporate information
Safer Care Victoria
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This is a comprehensive report of how Safer Care Victoria has worked to improve the quality and safety of Victorian healthcare in 2020–... Read more...
- Corporate information