Advancing the Ligature safety initiative – Phase 2: Co-designing safer environments for our mental health consumers
We have progressed Phase 2 of the Ligature safety Initiative, building on the strong foundations of Phase 1 ‘Improving safety for consumers at risk of harm of ligature’, to reduce environmental ligature point risks in mental health and wellbeing settings through a consistent, evidence-based approach.
Check Again Network – Collaboration Day 2: Supporting safer penicillin allergy care
On 22 July 2025, the Check Again Network hosted its second Collaboration Day, bringing together teams from 18 health services across Victoria. The event was a powerful demonstration of shared learning, innovation, and collective commitment to improving penicillin allergy assessment and delabelling practices.
The objectives of the day were to:
Our new Victorian Quality and Safety Capability Framework
We are excited to launch Victoria’s first Quality and Safety Capability Framework.
Safewards training resources for mental health services
Safewards Handbook
The handbook is an essential starting point for all services. This handbook is designed to assist with the implementation of Safewards in your service. It contains: