Dear colleagues,
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2021 Safety and Quality Forum on Friday 22 October.
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend due to being ‘fogged in’ at Norfolk Island. I would like to extend my gratitude to Alanna Geary for stepping up and opening the forum at short notice. I’d also like to thank the Metro North Clinical Governance, Safety, Quality and Risk Unit; Clinical Skills Development Service and the Metro North Communication and Events team for all their hard work and making the day a great success.
A total of 260 delegates attended the forum which was made up of over 200 delegates from across Metro North Health, 24 delegates from other Hospital and Health Services as well as 18 consumers.
The Safety and Quality Awards saw over 28 submissions with the theme ‘Stepping up for quality and safety at Metro North’ under the pillars of improve outcomes of care; prevent harm and increase reliability of care; communicate better; strengthen our patient safety and quality improvement culture.
Thank you to those that submitted nominations. The calibre was very high, and I am pleased to announce the winners:
- My Registry of Lived Experience (My ROLE), Metro North Mental Health
- Minimising harm from intravenous iron, Pharmacy, The Prince Charles Hospital
- TPCH top 10 Hospital Australia New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry, The Prince Charles Hospital
- HENRI: Hospital Emergency Neurosurgical Referral Interface, Kenneth G. Jamieson Department of Neurosurgery & Metro North IT, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
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I hope you enjoyed the day and I look forward to welcoming you in 2022.
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Thank you for continuing to step up for safety and quality across the Health Service to ensure patients receive the highest quality of care whilst at a Metro North facility.
Kind regards,
Michele