Safer Care Victoria

Complete

Summary

Patient outcomes are significantly improved when people with stroke receive care in stroke units. However, access and time spent in stroke units vary greatly across Victoria.

We explored the barriers and enablers to access for patients to a specialist stroke unit for improved patient outcomes.

Outcome

Through comprehensive engagement, investigation and learning, we have established an in depth understanding of access to stroke unit care. This will guide future improvement activity.

Complete - 2018

Summary

Inotrope preparation, administration and monitoring is highly variable in Victorian critical care settings.

We standardised nine medications that support the heart across all intensive care units (ICUs). This will result in smoother and safer transfers for people who require more medical assistance.

Outcome

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Safer Care Victoria endorses fair information handling practices and use of information in compliance with their obligations under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and the Health Records Act 2001 (Vic).

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Safer Care Victoria (SCV) temporarily paused mandatory collection of the annual Quality Account (QA). This decision provided the opportunity to review its purpose and utility. Due to ongoing increased resourcing and regulatory pressures the review recommended that SCV permanently cease the mandatory requirement for all Victorian public health services and registered community health services to publish an annual QA and submit it to SCV.  

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The Victorian Clinical Governance Framework helps providers to:

Completed - 2020

Summary

Delirium is a serious medical condition where people experience sudden changes in their thinking, attention and memory, causing them to become confused, agitated or drowsy.

Usually lasting from a few days to weeks, it can lead to serious complications such as falls, pressure injuries, longer hospital admissions and sometimes death.

By law, all births must be notified to the Victorian Perinatal Data Collection (VPDC).

The VPDC is a population-based surveillance system and contains comprehensive information on the health of mothers and babies.

What do you have to report?

Any birth or stillbirth that occurs in Victoria.

This includes every birth of at least 20 weeks' gestation or 400 grams birth weight (if gestation is unknown).

Birth data must be submitted within 30 days following discharge.