All emergency department staff have a role to play in providing safe and quality care.
We collaborate with the Clinical Excellence Commission, local health districts, specialty health networks, the Ministry of Health and other pillars on clinical safety and quality issues and projects related to the provision of emergency care.
Resources
Emergency department (ED) care
NSW Ministry of Health
NSW Health commitment to improving patient experience in emergency departments.
ED recommended standard equipment table (PDF 113.5 KB)
Recommendations for EDs establishing equipment requirements. The table has been split into NSW ED role delineation level 3/4 EDs and level 5/6 EDs.
Improving quality and safety in the emergency department
Summary of lessons learned by the ECI team.
Quality improvement toolkits
Clinical Excellence Commission
Step-by-step guides to addressing healthcare challenges using quality improvement methodology
Quality standards and resource toolkit
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
Guidance for the provision of equitable, safe and high-quality emergency care in emergency departments and other hospital-based emergency care services.
Quality framework for emergency departments
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
Understand the importance of establishing and maintaining a quality framework in emergency departments and the responsibility of the college and its members in that undertaking.
REACH
Clinical Excellence Commission
Information for patients, carers, families, and clinicians on the REACH program.
Sepsis pathways
Clinical Excellence Commission
Clinical pathways to identify sepsis risk factors, signs, and symptoms for rapid escalation and treatment across all patient groups.
Serious Incident Reviews
Clinical Excellence Commission
Serious Incident Review governance structure and sub-committees.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention
Clinical Excellence Commission
Tools and resources to help reduce the incidence of hospital related VTE.
VTE risk assessment and prophylaxis
Clinical Excellence Commission
Guidance on assessing VTE risk in patient populations at increased risk of hospital related VTE.