In 2021-22, we saw an increase in sentinel events related to patient deterioration, particularly in children and young people. In response, we proactively brought together more than 100 health care leaders, clinicians, patients, and families to consider how we might improve the safety and quality of care for children accessing emergency healthcare in Victoria.
This resulted in three key recommended actions:
Ethical Review Manager (ERM) is an online form-based system for creating, submitting and managing research applications in Victoria.
The Applicant user guide to ERM provides Victorian specific guidance on how to use ERM and manage form-based applications.
National Mutual Acceptance (NMA) is a national system that enables a single ethical and scientific review of multi-centre human research projects conducted across all Australian states and territories.
This page is hosted by Safer Care Victoria on behalf of all Australian states and territories. It provides national information and resources about the NMA system.
NMA supports a more consistent and efficient approach to research ethics review. It aims to:
Victoria is recognised globally for excellence in health and medical research.
In addition to our extensive network of metropolitan and regional public health services, our state is home to 18 world-class medical research institutes. Together with universities, industry partners, clinicians, researchers and consumers, they drive high-quality research across Victoria.
Victoria is a leading destination for clinical trials in Australia.
New to research or clinical trials? For an overview of the research life cycle, see Getting started with research and clinical trials.
Researchers in Victoria must meet the standard ethics and governance requirements that apply across Australia, as well as specific Victorian ethics, governance and regulatory requirements, before their research projects can commence.
