Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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This rapid report by the Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity examines 10 key maternity... Read more...
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The Victorian Clinical Council provides leadership and independent advice to the Department of Health and Human Services and Safer Care... Read more...
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The Victorian Clinical Council provides leadership and independent advice to the Department of Health and Human Services and Safer Care... Read more...
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This report provides a snapshot of key outcomes and initiatives supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund since its... Read more...
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Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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Improving perioperative care before, during and after surgery is the first annual report from the new Victorian Perioperative... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This report summarises the findings, recommendations and lessons from SCV’s 2020 review into blood glucose level testing in COVID-19... Read more...
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The Victorian perinatal services performance indicators report aims to improve outcomes for Victorian women and their newborns by... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This report provides the Victorian community and the health sector with information on the most serious adverse events reported in... Read more...
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Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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Please note: updates to the report, slides and supplementary tables have been published in May, October and December 2021 to include... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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Our daily operating system (DOS) toolkit will help you improve patient care, access and flow.
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Our Organisational Strategy for Improvement Matrix (OSIM) is a whole of organisation capability measurement tool that will help you... Read more...
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Read how Better Care Victoria will identify, scale and embed innovative practice across the Victorian health system from 2016 to 2020... Read more...
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This checklist will guide you through the process of appointing a consumer representative.
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Involving consumer representatives when reviewing adverse events can challenge assumptions and highlight areas for improvement.... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This guide details the standard processes and principles for appointing consumer members sitting on advisory committees, boards,... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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All public health services and standalone community health services submit an annual quality account. The quality accounts provide... Read more...
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The SCV Corporate plan 202-21 details what we will deliver in the next year to achieve our vision of outstanding healthcare for... Read more...
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The Victorian Clinical Council provides leadership and independent advice to the Department of Health and Human Services and Safer Care... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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The Victorian Clinical Council provides leadership and independent advice to the Department of Health and Human Services and... Read more...
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The Victorian Clinical Council provides leadership and independent advice to the Department of Health and Human Services and Safer... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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The Victorian Clinical Council provides leadership and independent advice to the Department of Health and Human Services and Safer... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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The Victorian Clinical Council provides leadership and independent advice to the Department of Health and Human Services and Safer... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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The Victorian Clinical Council provides leadership and independent advice to the Department of Health and Human Services and Safer... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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The Victorian Clinical Council provides leadership and independent advice to the Department of Health and Human Services and... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This report provides the Victorian community and the health sector with information on the most serious adverse events reported in... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This report provides the Victorian community and the health sector with information on the most serious adverse events reported in... Read more...
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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, the Congenital anomalies in... Read more...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 2019–... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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To achieve better health outcomes for Victorians, health services and professionals must work with their communities and listen to... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This plan details how we will lead quality and safety improvement in healthcare, for the benefit of all Victorians, from 2020 to... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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Please note that this guidance is currently undergoing review by Safer Care Victoria to ensure the content is up to date. In the... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This report outlines a new delivery model for extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in Victoria.
ECMO is a special... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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Variable practices have emerged in relation to entry, searching, and access to medicines of all forms at public events and mass... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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The Mental Health Intensive Care Framework has been released for circulation and acknowledgement. The OCMHN will contact all services... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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Victoria’s Mothers, Babies and Children 2018 report contains comprehensive data on all maternal, perinatal and paediatric mortality and... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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The report includes the findings and recommendations into a review of spinal manipulation on children performed by chiropractors.
On 8... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This is a report about care of people in the last days of life in acute care settings in Victoria. It summarises the first phase of the... Read more...
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Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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The Victorian Consultative Council on Anaesthetic Mortality and Morbidity has released its 2015-2017 report.This report reviews 110... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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About the policyThis policy outlines individual, health service and Safer Care Victoria responsibilities when responding to an adverse... Read more...
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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 2018–... Read more...
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Better health outcomes happen when health services work in partnership with consumers.
Our Partnering in healthcare framework gives... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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The SCV Corporate plan 2019–20 details what we will deliver in the next year to achieve our vision of outstanding healthcare for all... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This strategy document sets out how Safer Care Victoria will produce clinical guidance for Victoria’s health system into the future.... Read more...
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Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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This report details Safer Care Victoria's review of two independent councils that review mortality and morbidity cases - the Victorian... Read more...
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Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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Victoria’s Mothers, Babies and Children 2017 report contains comprehensive data on all maternal, perinatal and paediatric mortality and... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This review examines the use and outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in Victoria.
ECMO gives temporary life-support... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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Discussing options with parentsOur fact sheet is designed to help general practitioners and families discuss the risks and... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This plan was developed by SCV to outline the support for current and future healthcare leaders. It details leadership... Read more...
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This report responds to a coronial recommendation to consider the safety of using haemodialysis machines at home. It identifies risks... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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Report on research project to develop suitable restrictive intervention benchmarks, based on a consensus from a group of experts within... Read more...
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A report to the Office of the Chief Mental Health Nurse (OCMHN). ... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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Strengthening assessment and intervention skills for ED, mental health and triage nurses managing clients with mental health and... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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Our Renal key performance indicators (KPI) program was in place from 2012 to 2021, to facilitate quality improvement in care for renal... Read more...
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This information will help you understand what documents to collect and keep as part of the review,... Read more...
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Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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This triennial report presents mortality and morbidity data from the sentinel events reviewed by the Victorian Surgical... Read more...
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The Victorian Clinical Council provides leadership and independent advice to the Department of Health and Human Services and Safer... Read more...
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The Victorian Clinical Council provides leadership and independent advice to the Department of Health and Human Services and Safer... Read more...
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These documents form the Community mental health nurse – transition to speciality practice competency framework. ... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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Historically, unwell or injured passengers have been left on board public transport while waiting for a first aider and/or Ambulance... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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Whether it’s holding someone’s hand or providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), you can give someone much-needed comfort or even... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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From March to July 2018, the Victorian Agency for Health Information (VAHI) undertook consultations seeking feedback on the existing... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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The SCV Corporate plan 2018–19 was developed in consultation with the department to ensure alignment between the strategic and annual... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This is a comprehensive report of the services and programs we deliver to improve the quality and safety of healthcare in Victoria. It... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This report summarises actions taken at both a national and state level to support women affected by complications from transvaginal... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This report provides the Victorian community and the health sector with information on the most serious adverse events reported in... Read more...
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Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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The Victorian Surgical Consultative Council reports publicly on the quality and safety of surgical services in Victoria, providing... Read more...
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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, the Congenital anomalies in... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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Refer to The Royal Children’s Hospital website to view the statewide paediatric clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) developed by the... Read more...
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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...
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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, the Congenital anomalies in... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odourless, colourless and poisonous gas that can cause sudden illness and death if present in sufficient... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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All public health services and standalone community health services submit an annual quality account. The quality accounts provide... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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These guidelines help health service produce their annual quality account.
The Victorian quality account was introduced in 2016 as... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This framework has been developed under the guidance of experts in clinical supervision to help mental health nurses to deal with... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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This report outlines how anaphylaxis is currently managed in Victorian hospitals and offers opportunities for improvement.... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This scoping paper is authored by Professor Christine Jorm, who is a world authority on medical education and has written extensively... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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Please note that some guidelines may be passed their review date. The review process is currently paused. It is recommended that you... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This policy details Victorian requirements for senior medical practitioner credentialing and scope of clinical practice.
It provides ‘... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This report presents information on the 143 sentinel events reported to the department between 2013 and 2016.
The purpose of the... Read more...
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Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council
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The Victorian Consultative Council on Anaesthetic Mortality and Morbidity triennial report 2012-14 presents key outcomes and... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This guidance draws on current evidence to offer advice on the care of women for whom IOL is recommended or undertaken.... Read more...
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Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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Victoria’s Mothers, Babies and Children 2016 presents key findings and recommendations arising from the review of births and deaths by... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This plan details how we will lead quality and safety improvement in healthcare, for the benefit of all Victorians, from 2017 to 2020.... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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Our strategic plan details how we will lead quality and safety improvement in healthcare, for the benefit of all Victorians, for the... Read more...
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Use of Restrictive practices on males released from prison and entering acute mental health services
Safer Care Victoria
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Report of research that sought to understand the use of restrictive interventions for male consumers admitted to inpatient mental... Read more...
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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Victoria’s Mothers, Babies and Children 2014-15 presents key findings and recommendations arising from the review of births and deaths... Read more...
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Safer Care Victoria
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This report summarises the Emergency department presentations in five hospitals over 2016, the Code Greys that occurred in those... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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Reducing restrictive practices, such as restraint and seclusion, is essential to provide safe mental health services.Restraint and... Read more...
Safer Care Victoria
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A clinical guideline from the Chief Mental Health Nurse for nurses working with people prescribed and undergoing electroconvulsive... Read more...