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:
Ethical Review Manager (ERM) is an online form-based system for creating, submitting and managing research applications in Victoria.
The Applicant user guide to ERM provides Victorian specific guidance on how to use ERM and manage form-based applications.
National Mutual Acceptance (NMA) is a national system that enables a single ethical and scientific review of multi-centre human research projects conducted across all Australian states and territories.
This page is hosted by Safer Care Victoria on behalf of all Australian states and territories. It provides national information and resources about the NMA system.
NMA supports a more consistent and efficient approach to research ethics review. It aims to:
