Helping Victoria’s health services respond to serious clinical incidents
Health services will be able to draw on independent expertise when reviewing serious clinical incidents, under a new Safer Care Victoria proposal. Source
Nationwide support for Queensland patient safety and quality reporting proposal
Federal and State health ministers agreed with a proposal by Queensland Health Minister Cameron Dick at the COAG Health Council to work towards standardising patient safety and quality reporting data in all public and private hospitals. Source
Queensland push for overhaul of nationwide patient safety reporting
All Australians would have access to patient safety and quality reporting data in all public and private hospitals under a push by Queensland Health Minister Cameron Dick to standardise the reporting across the country. Source
$5.8 million boost for South West hospital and health services
South West Queensland residents will continue to receive high quality health care and hospital treatment with a $5.8 million funding boost to the South West Hospital and Health Service as part of the 2017-18 State Budget. Source
$16.2M boost for North West hospital and health services
Residents in North West Queensland will continue to receive high quality health care and hospital treatment with a $16.2 million funding boost to the North West Hospital and Health Service as part of the 2017-18 State Budget. Source
Record budget for Torres and Cape hospital and health services
Torres and Cape residents will continue to receive high quality health care and hospital treatment with a record budget for the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service as part of the 2017-18 State Budget. Source
$158 million boost for Sunshine Coast hospital and health services
Sunshine Coast residents will continue to receive high quality health care and hospital treatment with a $158 million funding boost to the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service as part of the 2017-18 State Budget. Source
$57.2 million boost for Mackay hospital and health services
Residents in the Mackay region will continue to receive high quality health care and hospital treatment with a $57.2 million funding boost to the Mackay Hospital and Health Service as part of the 2017-18 State Budget. Source
Better Care Victoria launches new website
Discover tools and knowledge around best practice healthcare innovation and improvement, learn more about BCV, and read about the team, board and committee members. Source
First Queensland hospital to go fully digital
A new system that went live at Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital late last year now means staff no longer keep patient files on paper, but enter the information straight into a computer system. Health Minister Cameron Dick said there had been no adverse patient outcomes. It will be interesting to hear how many staff believe […]