Annual Report 2011 - Calvary Health Care Bethlehem

Calvary Health Care Bethlehem 2010 – 11 Annual Report 18
Governance
Continuum of Care
Governance Committee –
Medication Advisory
Subgroup
Medication Errors
The rate of medication errors that have been recorded
on the RISKMAN system have also fallen significantly
this year, when compared to last year; less then half of
those reported in 2009 - 2010. A number of remediation
strategies were introduced in the last year, such as
reflective practice journals, which have supported staff
in improving medication management.
The trend noted in RISKMAN is also reflected in data
captured through our quarterly audits of medication
charts, which support the trend of decreasing errors.
Medication
Errors
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
A
B
C
A
B
C
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Safe Practice and
Environment Governance
Committee – Occupational
Health & Safety Subgroup
During the year the Little Company of Mary Health Care
National Office commenced work with our hospital to begin
defining and collecting a suite of national occupational
health and safety key performance indicators. This data
is reported to the National Leadership Team and is used
to benchmark with other organisations and provide a clear
overview of the extent of occupational health and safety
incidents and the nature of injuries; which is very useful in
identifying the focus of remediation efforts.
An important occupational health activity is staff
immunisation and this year saw an increase of 7.5%
compared to last year for staff receiving their annual
influenza vaccinations.
A
B
Compared to last year the
rate of medication errors
has fallen
by 50%.
C
A
B
C
A = 2008/09
B = 2009/10
C = 2010/11
Safe Practice and
Environment Governance
Committee – Emergency
Management Subgroup
A significant achievement this year was the review of our
hospitals Emergency Procedures Manual which followed
amendments to the Australian Standards AS 3745 - 2010
Planning for Emergencies in Facilities and AS 4083 -
2010 Planning for Emergencies – Health Care Facilities.
This review now brings our hospital in-line with these
standards and facilitates staff responding to emergencies
with efficiency and effectiveness.