Programs National Medication Safety Breakthrough Collaborative
The overall aim of the National Medication Safety Breakthrough Collaborative (NMSBC) was to reduce harm caused by medication use by 50 per cent in participating organisations over the course of the collaborative.
In total, 100 health service teams from around Australia (47 in Wave 1 and 53 in Wave 2) participated in the NMSBC. The teams represented metropolitan, regional and rural areas, the public and private sectors, and both large and small facilities.
This collaborative developed a national network and system to sustain and transfer the improvements in medication safety to other health services across Australia following the completion of the project.
Program Overview
The Institute for Clinical Excellence (ICE) participated in the National Medication Safety Breakthrough Collaborative (NMSBC) as the key contact point and support in NSW.
ICE contributed to the development of project materials as a member of the Steering Committee, and employed a state-based Collaborative Coordinator to liaise with state-based participating teams through conference calls, site visits, Orientation / Pre work Sessions, Learning Sessions and through web based interactions.
ICE and later the Clinical Excellence Commission assisted with state-wide communication and at a local level built on existing links to ensure alignment between state-based medication safety initiatives and the NMSBC.
Resources
Toolkits
- Improvement Toolkit Wave 1 - PDF ~1.0mb
- Improvement Toolkit Wave 1 cont. - DF ~1.2mb
- Improvement Toolkit Wave 2 - PDF ~1.1mb
- Improvement Toolkit Wave 2 cont. - PDF ~1.2mb
Publications
Project Chronicle
The National Medication Safety Breakthrough Collaborative publication is available in PDF format. The files are low resolution due to file size. The publication suite consists of the following files:
- Project Chronicle - PDF ~1mb
Team Showcase
- Team Showcase Wave 1 - PDF ~1.2mb
- Team Showcase Wave 2 - PDF ~964kb
