Programs Index

Programs A-Z

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  Between the Flags

  The CEC in collaboration with the NSW Health Quality and Safety Branch (QSB) commenced Between the Flags to address the internationally recognised need for clinicians to identify and manage early, deteriorating patients.

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  Blood Watch

  Blood Watch is a NSW state-wide transfusion medicine improvement program and its' primary goal is to improve the safety and quality of fresh blood product transfusion in all NSW Public Hospitals.

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  Chartbook - Quality of Healthcare in NSW

  The Chartbook is designed to stimulate both discussion and action across the system that will lead to improvements in the quality and safety of health services.

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  CHASM - Collaborating Hospitals' Audit of Surgical Mortality

  The Collaborating Hospitals' Audit of Surgical Mortality (CHASM) is a systematic peer-review audit of deaths associated with surgical care.

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  CECP - The Children's Emergency Care Project

  A pilot project, focusing on the development of a model for guideline implementation, through the integration of clinical practice improvement methodologies and evidence based practice. (This project has concluded)

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  Chronic Care Collaborative

  The NSW Chronic Care Collaborative focussed on improving diagnosis and management of people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and/or heart failure. (This project has concluded)

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  CLAB-ICU - Central Line Associated Bacteraemia in Intensive Care Units

  The Central Line Associated Bacteraemia in Intensive Care Units project is a NSW statewide initiative that aims to improve patient outcomes by reducing CLAB in ICUs.

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  Clinical Leadership

  Strategies for sustainable patient safety and system improvement are dependent on strong clinical leadership capabilities.

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  Communicating for Clinical Care

  The Communicating for Clinical Care Project aims to introduce and test trigger scenarios as an effective education tool in communication for use with ward level health care staff.

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  Falls Prevention

  The NSW Falls Prevention program is responsible for the implementation of the Management Policy to Reduce Fall Injury Among Older People, NSW Department of Health.

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  Hand Hygiene

  Reducing the spread of germs in hospitals, and the number of serious infections among patients is vital for improving patient safety.

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  Medication Safety

  The two-phased Performance Indicators and Medication Safety (PIMS) project focused on improving medication safety systems and monitoring performance in quality use of medicines (QUM) in Australian hospitals.

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  Medication Safety Self Assessment

  Risk assessment tools specifically designed to help hospitals take a proactive and system-based approach to medication safety.

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  NMSBC - National Medication Safety Breakthrough Collaborative

  The overall aim of the NMSBC was to reduce harm caused by medication use by 50 per cent in participating organisations over the course of the collaborative. (This project has concluded)

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  Patient Flow and Safety Collaborative

  This Collaborative aimed to improve access to acute hospitals for patients throughout NSW and reduce the rates of significant adverse events through fostering a safety culture. (This project has concluded)

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  Patient Safety

  The NSW Patient Safety Program builds on previous policies, frameworks and strategies already in operation within the NSW health system to create what is potentially one of the greatest ever systemic improvements to clinical quality and safety.

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  QSA - Quality Systems Assesment

  The Quality Systems Assessment (QSA) program is a new initiative for the NSW health system and a key component of the NSW Patient Safety and Clinical Quality Program.

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  Safer Systems Saving Lifes

  Safer Systems Saving Lives (SSSL) is a national project initiated by the Australian Council (now Commission) for Safety and Quality in Health Care. (This project has concluded)

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  Special Committee Investigating Deaths under Anaesthesia (SCIDUA)

  SCIDUA's primary function is to investigate deaths that occur while under, as a result of, or within 24 hours after the administration of an anaesthetic or sedation administered for a medical, surgical, dental or like procedure.

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  TASC - Toward a Safer Culture Project

  The Toward a Safer Culture Project (TASC) is a joint initiative of the NSW Clinical Excellence Commission and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

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  Venous Thromboembolism Prevention

  The incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, referred to as venous thromboembolism (VTE), has been found to be 100 times greater among hospitalised patients compared to those in the community.