This was an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Austin Health
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
More than two million Australians report an antibiotic allergy, but studies have shown that 85 per cent of these allergy ‘labels’ are false and can be disproven by allergy testing.
This was an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Eastern Health
Austin Health
Testing is considered ‘unnecessary’ if it is not clinically indicated, shows no evidence of benefitting the patient, and/or is more appropriate to defer to a different setting, such as an outpatient clinic.
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Bolton Clarke
Northern Health
Feelings of social isolation, loneliness and depression are prevalent among people aged 65 years and older and are a growing public health concern.
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH)
This was an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
The Royal Women’s Hospital (the Women’s)
This was an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Numurkah District Health Service
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW)
On average, NHW admits 220 patients with neurological injury or illness per year, with up to 77 per cent of these patients having impaired function of their upper limb.
This project was supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
One in nine patients who presented to the St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) emergency department (ED) from 2015–17 cited mental health as their primary reason for attending.
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Febrile neutropenia (FN) is one of the most common complications of cancer treatment and the leading cause of unplanned hospital admissions.
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Monash Health
As part of a broader, multifaceted effort to improve the delivery of patient care at night, Monash Health looked at how it could enhance communication between the after-hours clinical staff working between 9pm and 8.30am.