Overview

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

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Two key factors in supporting healthcare professionals are:

Open disclosure project details

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:

Using the guide

This comprehensive Guide to Support Implementation of the National Consensus Statement (the guide) will help facilities to:

Benefits of using the NRMC

• Fewer prescriptions to write
• A central point for information
• Duration/length (charting cycle) of the NRMC and supply of medicines is a maximum of 4 months.

Overview

The OSSIE Guide to Clinical Handover Improvement is a focused change management framework to support implementation of standardised clinical handover. This helps to ensure patient safety and the continuity of care.