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).
Recently published evidence has demonstrated that tight blood pressure targets in pregnancy are associated with improved maternal outcomes and are not associated with increased risk for the unborn baby. CCOPMM have observed an increase in maternal and fetal morbidity associated with delayed treatment of elevated blood pressure.
Rebecca (Bek) Van Wollingen is a distinguished healthcare leader with a proven track record in making significant contributions to safety enhancement and patient care. Armed with a Master of Public Health (Communicable disease control) and a Master of Business Administration, Bek brings a unique blend of expertise to her work.
The Mental Health Improvement Program (MHIP) is establishing the MHIP community to:
Reducing compulsory treatment was a key recommendation of the 2021 Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.
Suicide prevention is a shared responsibility across Victoria’s mental health system.
Approximately half of all individuals who die by suicide have engaged with mental health services within 12 months of their death. This represents an important opportunity for public mental health services to strengthen suicide prevention practices and improve outcomes for people seeking support during periods of distress, heightened vulnerability or crisis.
The MHIP partners with clinical and non-clinical workforce teams to design and test improvements that:
In 2022-23, Safer Care Victoria worked with Albury Wodonga Health, Albury Wodonga Private Hospital and Insight Private Hospital to contact around 2,000 patients who had a colonoscopy performed in the region since 1 January 2018.
An investigation had found that some colonoscopies performed in the region were incomplete, which may have affected the accuracy of the resulting diagnoses.
Many affected patients underwent a repeat colonoscopy as a precautionary measure.
The Duty of candour is a new legislative requirement for Victorian health services, which came into effect on 30 November 2022.
The Duty of candour builds on existing elements of open disclosure as outlined in the Australian Open Disclosure Framework and encourages open, honest communication when a patient has suffered a serious adverse patient safety event while receiving care.