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State and Territory Health Departments
Following are links to relevant policies and patient identification programs being undertaken by State and Territory health departments.ACT
The 5 Step Correct Patient, Correct Site, Correct Procedure policy (PDF 73KB) was released by ACT Health in 2005.NSW
Correct Patient / Patient Identification is a state-wide initiative of the NSW Health Safety and Quality Branch. The Correct Patient, Correct Procedure and Correct Site policy (PDF 105KB) was released in 2004. In addition, Safety Toolkits have been developed for specialist practitioners and distributed to radiologists, radiographers and oral health facilities throughout NSW to assist in compliance with the Correct Patient, Correct Procedure and Correct Site policy.The Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations is supported by NSW Health as part of their commitment to knowledge sharing. The South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service entered the ARCHI patient identification project in the Baxter 2006 NSW Health Awards for identification of patients receiving chemotherapy.
