Legal history

In 2010, Professor David Studdert of the University of Melbourne conducted a review of the legal aspects of open disclosure in Australia. The review covered:

Open disclosure project details

Two key factors in supporting healthcare professionals are:

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Australian Open Disclosure Framework

The framework is designed to enable health service organisations and clinicians to communicate openly with patients when health care does not go to plan.

HAI surveillance programs enable hospitals to monitor the outcomes of current practice and provide timely feedback to clinicians to ensure practice improvement and better patient outcomes.

Surveillance topics

The National Clinical Handover Initiative Pilot Program involved 56 hospitals in six jurisdictions, including primary and aged care services.

Pilot Program outcomes

Tools and solutions developed through the pilot program included:

Overview

The Commission provides a range of eLearning modules free of charge to support health service organisations to implement infection prevention and control and hand hygiene workforce training. These include:

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The 2021 National Consensus Statement outlines the: