Maternity dashboard working group | Expression of interest data. The final phase of the project is to build a statewide dashboard, which will be hosted by SCV. Care Victoria (SCV) is the state’s healthcare The dashboard will support access to more timely quality and safety improvement agency. SCV works maternity data and improve our ability to monitor and with consumers, families and carers, clinicians and identify trends across the sector. health services to monitor and improve the quality and safety of care delivered across our health system. SCV puts patient safety front and centre, supporting health services to provide the safest and best The maternity dashboard working group (working possible care to patients every time. group) will act as an expert advisory group and support the development of the final phase of the maternity dashboard project. The working group will: review current maternity dashboard indicators The Maternity and Newborn Clinical Network (the inform the functionality of the dashboard network), one of SCV’s 11 clinical networks), supports facilitate education and training an integrated statewide approach to health services for mothers and their newborns. The network determine timeframes and methods for reviewing supports the delivery of efficient, effective and dashboard data equitable healthcare for women and newborns in develop escalation processes that support quality Victoria. improvement. The network has formal governance structures, a clinical lead and a range of project-specific working groups and subcommittees. Collaboration with these groups provides a direct link to clinicians working with Obstetricians and midwives from private, public, children, young people and their families. The network regional and rural health services and/or engages with the healthcare sector to seek epidemiologists, or biostatisticians who are: opportunities to support best practice and to address collaborative with skills in data interpretation and issues that might impact on delivering high quality services. analysis interested in business intelligence and information management Through the Maternity and Newborn Clinical Network, a strategic thinker with an interest and skills in SCV aims to better access service data through safety and quality improvement at a local and developing a maternity dashboard. system-wide level experienced in developing and delivering evidence In June 2018, as part of a collaboration between SCV informed best practice. and VMIA, public birthing services were provided access to a dashboard displaying local maternity
Maternity dashboard working group | Expression of interest Care Victoria (SCV) is the state’s healthcare quality and safety improvement agency. SCV works with consumers, families and carers, clinicians and health services to monitor and improve the quality and safety of care delivered across our health system. SCV puts patient safety front and centre, supporting health services to provide the safest and best possible care to patients every time. The Maternity and Newborn Clinical Network (the network), one of SCV’s 11 clinical networks), supports an integrated statewide approach to health services for mothers and their newborns. The network supports the delivery of efficient, effective and equitable healthcare for women and newborns in Victoria. The network has formal governance structures, a clinical lead and a range of project-specific working groups and subcommittees. Collaboration with these groups provides a direct link to clinicians working with children, young people and their families. The network engages with the healthcare sector to seek opportunities to support best practice and to address issues that might impact on delivering high quality services. Through the Maternity and Newborn Clinical Network, SCV aims to better access service data through developing a maternity dashboard. In June 2018, as part of a collaboration between SCV and VMIA, public birthing services were provided access to a dashboard displaying local maternity data. The final phase of the project is to build a statewide dashboard, which will be hosted by SCV. The dashboard will support access to more timely maternity data and improve our ability to monitor and identify trends across the sector. The maternity dashboard working group (working group) will act as an expert advisory group and support the development of the final phase of the maternity dashboard project. The working group will: review current maternity dashboard indicators inform the functionality of the dashboard facilitate education and training determine timeframes and methods for reviewing dashboard data develop escalation processes that support quality improvement. Obstetricians and midwives from private, public, regional and rural health services and/or epidemiologists, or biostatisticians who are: collaborative with skills in data interpretation and analysis interested in business intelligence and information management a strategic thinker with an interest and skills in safety and quality improvement at a local and system-wide level experienced in developing and delivering evidence informed best practice.
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