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:
Safer Care Victoria
Over the past year, Safer Care Victoria has taken an important step forward in how we support health services to improve safety and quality of care. In 2024, we launched the Safer Together Program – a unified approach that brings together our improvement activities under a single program.
To improve cardiac rehabilitation completion rates by incorporating digital solutions.
The Digital Cardiac Rehab project aimed to improve attendance and completion of cardiac rehab (CR) through a digital cardiac rehab platform, Cardihab®, for patients in regional Victoria who had experienced an acute cardiac event.
Managing cardiovascular disease is a challenge for Victorians, with many experiencing multiple hospital admissions. Cardiovascular disease is a significant burden on the lives of Victorians, with many experiencing multiple hospital admissions and challenges in accessing specialist cardiac care in hospital and community care settings.