Safer Care Victoria

The Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Act 2022 introduced new reforms and amended the Health Services Act 1988, the Ambulance Services Act 1986, the Mental Health Act 2014, the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008, and the Health Complaints Act 2016. The following provisions came into effect on 30 November 2022.

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.