Future Health Today
About the project
The Future Health Today project aims to enhance chronic disease management through the Future Health Today (FHT) implementation program – a new clinical software tool, coupled with integrated tertiary health service support, to assist general practitioners to screen, diagnose and manage heart disease, diabetes and kidney disease before complications occur.
Posted on 02 May 2025
Joint position statement on unattended or freebirths – April 2025
Safer Care Victoria (SCV) and the Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM) have released a joint position statement on unattended or freebirths.
Antibiotic Prescribing Excellence in Primary Care
About the project
The Antibiotic Prescribing Excellence in Primary Care (APEX-PC) project aims to increase antibiotic prescribing concordance with evidence-based guidelines (Therapeutic Guidelines) for selected common infections. This will allow Victorians to receive safe and effective antibiotics.
Sustainable and Quality use of Diagnostics in Emergency Departments
About the project
We have partnered with Climate Health Victoria (CHV) to lead the delivery of a project aimed at promoting the quality use of diagnostic pathology, imaging and interventions in Victorian Emergency Departments.
Safer Medicines at Transitions of Care
About the project
The Safer Medicines at Transitions of Care Collaborative aims to reduce 30-day unplanned re-admissions from participating wards/units by improving the management of medicines to empower consumers to safely transition from hospital to home.
This will be achieved through 4 key improvements:
Victorian Sepsis Program
About the project
The Victorian Sepsis Program aims to improve the management of sepsis by supporting Victorian Health Services to implement consistent, evidenced based practice to ensure high quality care provision and reduction in sepsis-related harm.
Check Again Network (Penicillin Allergy de-labelling)
About the project
The Check Again Network aims to ensure Victorians have access to safe and suitable antibiotics. This will be done by starting or improving programs to assess and test penicillin allergies in hospitals across Victoria.
Preventing Venous Thromboembolism and Supporting Anticoagulation Management
About the project
This project aimed to prevent blood clots and support management of blood-thinning medicines for patients in hospital.
The project had 2 streams: