Lead improvements in priority Sector priority area 17–18 Key activities Success looks like area Improvement Implement two Improve timely access to A, D partnerships improvement partnerships emergency departments in focused on timely access to participating hospitals emergency care and Improve timely access to specialist clinics services specialist clinics Improvement and Work with the existing 32 Improvement defined, innovation program improvement and implementation underway innovation advisors in health services to identify and target priority health issues at a system level Reducing Support health services to The prevalence and impact C harm improve screening, of delirium in Victorian prevention and public hospitals is management of delirium quantified Introduce a statewide Health services are working clinical practice guideline with SCV to decrease the for delirium incidence of delirium and to minimise the risk of harm to patients when delirium occurs Reducing third and Support 10 Victorian sites 20% reduction in and fourth degree to participate in national fourth degree perineal tears perineal tears collaborative to reduce third by December 2018 at the and fourth degree perineal 10 sites tears Prevention of fetal Co-design training to Training commenced growth restriction support early identification of fetal growth restriction Prevention of Roll out a standardised Evaluation of use of the paediatric clinical Medical Emergency Team Victorian children’s tool for deterioration (MET) form for paediatrics observation and response (ViCTOR chart) in paediatrics shows improvement in patient outcomes Key A Improve patient safety culture B repeated communication breakdowns C unwarranted variation in practice
Lead improvements in priority area 17–18 Key activities Success looks like Sector priority area Improvement partnerships Implement two improvement partnerships focused on timely access to emergency care and specialist clinics services Improve timely access to emergency departments in participating hospitals Improve timely access to specialist clinics A, D Improvement and innovation program Work with the existing 32 improvement and innovation advisors in health services to identify and target priority health issues at a system level Improvement defined, implementation underway Reducing harm Support health services to improve screening, prevention and management of delirium Introduce a statewide clinical practice guideline for delirium The prevalence and impact of delirium in Victorian public hospitals is quantified Health services are working with SCV to decrease the incidence of delirium and to minimise the risk of harm to patients when delirium occurs C Reducing third and fourth degree perineal tears Support 10 Victorian sites to participate in national collaborative to reduce third and fourth degree perineal tears 20% reduction in and fourth degree perineal tears by December 2018 at the 10 sites Prevention of fetal growth restriction Co-design training to support early identification of fetal growth restriction Training commenced Prevention of paediatric clinical deterioration Roll out a standardised Medical Emergency Team (MET) form for paediatrics Evaluation of use of the Victorian children’s tool for observation and response (ViCTOR chart) in paediatrics shows improvement in patient outcomes Key A Improve patient safety culture B repeated communication breakdowns C unwarranted variation in practice
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