Victorian Healthcare Experience Survey data shows consumers are not adequately engaged in their care, decision making and activities to maintain function during their hospital stay. This places older patients at risk of functional decline, increased length of stay and poor health outcomes.
National data shows an unwarranted variation in how people presenting to hospital with a suspected hip fracture are screened, assessed and managed. This places the patient at higher risk of poorer outcomes and readmission.
We partnered with five hospitals to develop and test a best practice pathway outlining time critical actions to promote high-quality patient care and support timely surgery.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Victorian ICD Coding Committee (VICC) is chaired by a health information manager of the Victorian Agency of Health Information. It is made up of qualified clinical coders selected by the Agency. Meetings are held monthly and special interest groups can designate an appropriate committee member as their point of contact with the committee. The Victorian ICD Coding Committee was formed in 1979 as an official committee of the Victorian Health Authority, in association with the Victorian Medical Record Association.
Health services must report perioperative mortality and morbidity, including surgical and anaesthetic, to the Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council (VPCC).
Note: We are reviewing our forms to streamline perioperative reporting. Please continue to report anaesthetic and surgical cases through the separate forms.
All surgical mortality where the final admission of the patient was:
The Victorian Clinical Governance Framework helps providers to:
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.