Medication safety educational webinars
Intravenous and ambulatory pump medication safety
Panel members
Facilitator: Ann Maree Keenan, Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer, Safer Care Victoria
Analgesic stewardship program
Complete
Summary
Opioids or morphine-based pain medicines are a high-risk medicine. These medicines have led to 1180 deaths in Victoria over a 10-year period, contributing to an average of 41.3 per cent of total overdose deaths each year.
Falls review tool
Falls remain a serious threat to patients in the health system. In 2019-20, there were 25 sentinel events reported to Safer Care Victoria (SCV) that were directly attributed to falls. We’re committed to improving outcomes from falls adverse event reviews.
Statutory Duty of Candour and protections for SAPSE reviews
The Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Act 2022 introduced new reforms and amended the Health Services Act 1988, the Ambulance Services Act 1986, the Mental Health Act 2014, the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008, and the Health Complaints Act 2016. The following provisions came into effect on 30 November 2022.
Our agency and structure
We are an administrative office of the Department of Health under Section 11 of the Public Administration Act 2004.
While we stand apart in many respects, we work closely with the department and other government agencies to ensure we collaborate, make good decisions and don’t duplicate efforts.
Our agency is led by:
Our plans and performance
Strategic plan 2023-26
We detail our longer-term goals and priorities through our three-year strategic plan.
Annual plans
Every year, we plan our what we will do to help us progress our strategic goals.
Our vision and values
Our vision
A safer healthcare system for all Victorians.
Our values
Challenge the norm
- We do things differently, and we are proud of it
- We are curious and innovative, and have the courage to challenge what’s normal
- We are honest, open and speak up when things aren’t right
Accept nothing less than excellence
What we do
We share better, safer healthcare
We work with clinicians and consumers to help health services deliver better, safer healthcare.
How we can help
1. Safety
We help you to:
- review adverse events
- respond to safety risks/issues and prevent harm
- understand data and identify areas to improve.
2. Improvement
We work with you to:
Improving sexual safety within Victorian mental health inpatient units
Aim
To improve sexual safety in participating mental health inpatient units by 30 December 2024 by: