When you’ve been up with a sick child for a couple of nights, you’d give anything for them to feel well again. It’s common to wonder if you are doing enough, and whether they might need antibiotics – however they are not always the answer.
The team at Albury Wodonga Health (AWH) joined the Safer Baby Collaborative with the goal to reduce stillbirths by raising awareness around risk factors among clinicians, mothers and their partners.
Their results have been resounding – AWH was among the top three maternity services in Victoria for improving detection and management of fetal growth restriction (FGR).
Delirium is a difficult condition to detect due to its fluctuating nature. By introducing a simple admission step, Eastern Health increased identification of at-risk patients and increased patient safety. Find out exactly how they did it.
Imagine reducing harm and length of stay for older patients in your hospital, through a simple screening process on admission.
November 18 – 24 is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week. Safer Care Victoria is joining with clinicians and patients to promote the safe and appropriate use of antibiotics.
From left to right: Brianna Walpole, Sarah Jenkin, Dean Everard and Nikki Turner from Monash Health, Casey.
"It was a new language and now we can all converse in it!"
Dr Natasha Frawley
"Asking a simple question opened the door for a whole range of things."
-Kate Jones, Central Highlands Rural Health
Asking older people ‘What matters to you’ is a simple question with a huge impact. It supports a conversation which can improve healthcare outcomes and experiences by addressing what’s important to older people.
"Asking a simple question opened the door for a whole range of things. Many residents had small requests which we could easily accommodate," said Kate Jones from Central Highlands Rural Health.