Safer Care Victoria

We’re excited to share our next strategic plan that will guide us over the next 3 years in providing a safer healthcare system for all Victorians. It sets an ambitious agenda towards a continuous reduction of avoidable harm and statewide scaling of evidence-based, outcome-focused improvements. 

The strategy is underpinned by a new vision, aim and 4 strategic priorities to improve the safety of the healthcare system summarised in the diagram below.

Since the commencement of the Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Act 2022, questions have arisen around the potential overlap of the Health Services Act 1988 (Vic)(HS Act) and the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act). 

Safety culture is an organisational culture that places a high level of importance on safety beliefs, values, attitudes, and practices. A powerful predictor of patient harm, it plays a pivotal role in shaping the quality of care in healthcare systems. 

We are developing a guideline to enable Victorian health services (specifically Board and executives) to better understand and improve safety culture within their organisation.

Who are we looking for? 

We're seeking consumers to join our working group who have:

In August 2023, we announced the Safer Care for Kids project. This project aims to implement the following recommendations made by paediatric clinicians, consumers and health service managers who identified reasons for potential harm to paediatric patients: