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Publication Index

CEC Publications

This is an index of general publications issued by the Clinical Excellence Commission. For more specific information please visit our Programs Index.
  • Chartbook on Safety and Quality in Health Care in NSW 2009

    Chartbook on Safety and Quality in Health Care in NSW 2009

    This year, Chartbook 2009 includes two new chapters on Patient Experience and Cancer Services (incidence and mortality); and expands certain existing indicators (e.g. Population Health, Mental Health Services, Ambulance Services, Aboriginal Health and CEC initiatives in safety and quality). New presentation formats have also been debuted. - Published, December 2010

  • Chartbook on Safety and Quality in Health Care in NSW 2008

    Chartbook on Safety and Quality in Health Care in NSW 2008

    The 2008 Chartbook offers information on access to services; the appropriateness, effectiveness and safety of care; efficiency of service provision and consumer participation. It provides coverage of many types of services from child and maternal care, to mental health care and emergency services. It spans clinical areas such as cardiac care and neonatal services. - Published, December 2009

  • Chartbook on Safety and Quality in Health Care in NSW 2007

    Quality of Healthcare in NSW: A Chartbook 2007

    The Chartbook aims to make the NSW health system better and safer for patients.


    Chartbook users please note an errata has been published. A revised edition of The Chartbook is available which incorporates the changes in the errata. For those with printed copies of Chartbook 2007, please print the errata page and keep it with the document. - Published, April 2008. Revised edition and errata published, July 2009

    • Quality of Healthcare in NSW: A Chartbook 2007 (Revised Edition) - PDF ~1.0mb
    • Chartbook 2007 Errata - PDF ~36kb
    • How to Use The Chartbook - PDF ~24kb
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    Incident Management in the NSW Public Health System - Six-monthly Report Series

    This report provides information on clinical incidents reported in the NSW health system . This work is part of the Clinical Excellence Commission's contribution to the NSW Patient Safety and Clinical Quality Program (PSCQP) established in 2004. - Published, December 2009

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    Analysis of first year of IIMS data Annual Report 2005-2006

    Released by the Minister for Health on 20 December 2006, this inaugural report provides an overview of the first complete year of statewide IIMS data, with a focus on clinical notifications. The report provides valuable insights into the nature and number of clinical incident notifications occurring in the system, and a platform for sustainable clinical improvements. Similar reports will be published annually. - Published, December 2006

    • Analysis of first year of IIMS data Annual Report 2005-2006 - PDF ~1.10mb

    Also released by the Minister for Health on 20th December 2006 this report complements the following:-


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    Enhancing Project Spread and Sustainability:
    A Companion to the Easy Guide to Clinical Practice Improvement

    Enhancing Project Spread and Sustainability aims to provide helpful tips and practical advice to clinicians and health managers on how to improve and assess the spread and sustainability of clinical practice improvement (CPI) projects in a systematic way. - Published, August 2008

    • Enhancing Project Spread and Sustainability - PDF ~404kb

    The Guide complements the following NSW Health documents:-

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    Giving A Voice To Patient Safety In New South Wales

    This monograph is the final in a series prepared by the Centre for Clinical Governance Research at the University of New South Wales for the Clinical Excellence Commission. The aim of the series is to shed light on what has become one of the most important questions in health care practice and management: what do we know about patient safety and what we can do about it? - Published, October 2007

    • Giving A Voice To Patient Safety In New South Wales - PDF ~768kb
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    Patient Safety - A comparative analysis of eight Inquiries in six countries

    This is a report of eight Inquiries into alleged poor health care. Three are from Australia: from Perth (King Edward Memorial Hospital), Melbourne (Royal Melbourne Hospital) and Sydney (Campbelltown-Camden). The remainder are from Scotland (Glasgow’s Victoria Infirmary), England (Bristol Royal Infirmary), Slovenia (Celje Hospital), New Zealand (Southland DHB) and Canada (Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre). - Published, October 2006

    • Patient Safety - A comparative analysis of eight Inquiries in six countries - PDF ~1.10mb
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    Patient Safety Research - A review of the technical literature

    This monograph has been prepared as part of a program of research on safety and quality undertaken for the Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) in New South Wales by the Centre for Clinical Governance Research at University of New South Wales. It seeks to assess the patient safety literature and suggest a way forward for clinical teams in providing safer healthcare. - Published, May 2005

    • Patient Safety Research - A review of the technical literature - PDF ~804kb
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    CEC Directions Statement

    The CEC Directions Statement outlines the role of the CEC in the NSW Patient Safety and Clinical Quality Program, the principles underpinning the program and the governance and activities of the Clinical Excellence Commission. - Published, August 2004

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