In 2021-22, we saw an increase in sentinel events related to patient deterioration, particularly in children and young people. In response, we proactively brought together more than 100 health care leaders, clinicians, patients, and families to consider how we might improve the safety and quality of care for children accessing emergency healthcare in Victoria.
This resulted in three key recommended actions:
The Victorian Maternity Taskforce was established in October 2024. It aims to enhance maternity care by addressing workforce challenges and improving service delivery.
The taskforce will work with women, communities, health services, and peak and industrial bodies to ensure women have choices and access to high quality maternity care. The initial focus will be on maternity care in rural and regional areas.
Are you interested in using your consumer experience and knowledge to help inform healthcare policy, activities and planning?
Work with us as a consumer advocate by helping to review serious incidents.
SCV and other government agencies have guidelines in place that encourage public organisations to pay consumer representatives for their time.
Are you part of a health service or a healthcare professional involved in managing medicines with consumers at transitions of care?
Do you want to optimise medicines management at transitions of care and reduce medicine-related consumer harm?
We are partnering with Victorian health services to:
Transitions of care occur when a person moves from one care provider to another. It is a high-risk period for miscommunication and preventable medicine errors, that can lead to significant harm. Over 50% of medicine errors occur at transitions of care1. Patients discharged with incomplete medicines information are 2.3 times more likely to be readmitted2.