Safer Care Victoria

The Mental Health Learning Health Network (LHN) governance in our Mental Health Improvement Program is in development with an aim to establish an advisory group and data group by September 2023. These groups will bring together diverse groups of mental healthcare workers (clinical and non-clinical), individuals with lived experience (consumers and carers/family), alongside academics, researchers, and data experts to collaboratively create sustainable improvements to the Victorian mental health system in response to the Royal Health Commission’s recommendations.

The Cardiovascular Learning Health Network (CVDLHN) brings cardiac and stroke clinicians, researchers, academics, and consumers together to improve the safety and quality of cardiovascular healthcare delivered in Victoria. 

Clinicians, academics, and those with a lived experience of cardiovascular disease form the Victorian network that collaborates and shares information and experiences with each other to drive system wide improvements in cardiovascular health.  

The Continuing Care Learning Health Network (CCLHN) brings together consumers, clinicians, and researchers to improve safety and quality of healthcare, experiences, and outcomes for people with complex and long-term health needs. 

The healthcare needs of those with chronic illness can often be met in a range of settings, typically occurring outside of acute hospital wards. The CCLHN’s goal is to drive safety and quality to improve care for all Victorians.

Introduction

The Maternity and Newborn Learning Health Network (MNLHN) brings together consumers, clinicians and researchers to improve safety and quality of healthcare, experiences and outcomes for women receiving maternity care in Victoria. The MNLHN’s goal is to drive safety and quality to improve the maternity care for women, babies, and families by partnering with consumers, clinicians, and researchers.

Consumer lead: Bronwyn Hogan 

This LHN brings together a diverse group of clinicians, consumers, academics, researchers, and data experts to work collaboratively to create sustainable improvements for planned and emergency surgery in Victoria. It will be in place for 2 years. 

Working across acute care specialities, the Acute LHN will work with clinicians, consumers, researchers and health services to drive improvement and increased safety across the acute care hospital setting in Victoria.   

• Clinical lead: Dr. Gerard O’Reilly  
• Consumer lead: Shefton Parker 
• Advisory group members: TBA

For more information, contact acutecarelhn@safercare.vic.gov.au. 

We're committed to supporting purposeful engagement of the healthcare workforce and those with lived experience by fostering collaboration and peer learning within the healthcare sector.  Our Learning Health Networks (LHNs) bring together clinicians, people with lived experience, academics, and improvement specialists to improve patient outcomes.