This guide is designed to assist health service managers implement the Australian Open Disclosure Framework (the Framework). It should be read in conjunction with the Framework and its supporting resources.
Implementation of open disclosure should be considered in the context of local policies and guidelines.
This guide will be relevant for clinical managers as well as individuals responsible for clinical risk and patient safety.
This resource provides information about open disclosure including:
This resource should not be used as an alternative to training and staff development.
This is a resource to supplement other organisational and national open disclosure resources. It is based on the Australian Open Disclosure Framework and is part of a suite of resource materials including:
Residential care facility managers may also use this document to facilitate engagement with their software vendors about potential enhancements within their existing eNRMC medication management system (eNRMC system) or include these features within their goal state.
The guide’s focus is on residential care facilities that wish to transition from a paper-based or hybrid (electronic and paper) medication management system to an eNRMC system.
With the growing number of standards under The AHSSQA Scheme, the Commission is looking to streamline the accrediting agencies approval process by running concurrent approvals agaisnt the selected standards for this round. As a first step in this process, the Commission is transitioning from paper-based to electronic application forms which can be accessed via this link.
A document version of the form is also available for download to assist agencies with collating responses and supporting documents.