Safer Care Victoria

Our vision

A safer healthcare system for all Victorians.

Our values

Challenge the norm 

• We do things differently, and we are proud of it
• We are curious and innovative, and have the courage to challenge what’s normal
• We are honest, open and speak up when things aren’t right

Accept nothing less than excellence

Overview

We work with clinicians and consumers to help health services deliver better, safer healthcare. 

We help health services:

• prevent and learn from patient harm
• identify and deliver service improvements
• engage with consumers.

We support health services to get better and to help keep Victorians safe. 

For more information, see:

Launched in 2021, the sentinel events portal is a quick, easy and secure way for Victorian health services to report sentinel event information.

Replacing downloaded forms, the portal allows you to:

Cardiac

Meikle PJ, Formosa MF, Wilson AM, et al. HDL Phospholipids, but Not Cholesterol Distinguish Acute Coronary Syndrome From Stable Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019; 2019 Jun 4;8(11):e011792. doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.011792 

Black Dog Institute self-care plan

Resources

Victorian Health Workforce Strategy 

Be safe

Visit bewell.besafe to find advice, information and resources from the Department of Health to keep you safe while working in healthcare.

These agencies can provide specialist support tailored for healthcare workers in their field of work.

Nurses and midwives

Nurse & Midwife Support

24/7 confidential support, advice and referral for nurses and midwives, and nursing and midwifery students.