Tuesday 10 March 2026 | 13:30-14:30 Part 1 – Moving from programs to a systems approach to build safety and resilience – the NSW experience<\/strong><\/p> The core of the New South Wales (NSW) public health system in Australia is providing safe, high-quality, accessible, person-centred care. The Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) leads system-wide clinical governance and safety assurance, being specialists in safety and partners in improvement. Preventable harm remains a global challenge, with complications costing Australian public hospitals billions annually, underscoring the importance of strong governance and leadership. Our role as stewards of clinical governance leadership is crucial to reducing patient harm and driving continuous safety improvement. We have combined this approach with resilience thinking to assist health services to \u2018create and maintain resilient systems that prevent harm, support wellbeing, and deliver lasting improvements in quality and safety.<\/span><\/p> After this session, participants will be able to: \u00a0<\/p> Michael C. Nicholl<\/a> <\/strong>NSW Clinical Excellence Commission; Australia Part 2 – From harm reduction to resilient systems: how Victoria\u2019s Safer Together program builds a learning health system for safer care everywhere Victoria\u2019s health care system is one of the most diverse and decentralised in Australia, with more than 70 independent health services serving urban, regional and rural communities. This complexity creates both strength and challenge; excellence exists across the system, yet persistent variation and episodes of avoidable harm highlight the need for a more coordinated, statewide approach to safety. As the state\u2019s lead agency for safety and quality, Safer Care Victoria plays a critical stewardship role in unifying system effort, strengthening clinical governance and accelerating shared learning across the state. Grounded in Safety-II principles, the program focuses on understanding how care succeeds under varying conditions and designing systems that support adaptability. With dedicated resourcing, shared tools, and visibility for regional success stories, Safer Together demonstrates how health systems can learn, adapt, and thrive. This session will share practical strategies and lessons that complement NSW\u2019s experience, offering a national perspective with global relevance. Louise McKinlay<\/a><\/strong> Safer Care Victoria; Australia \u00a0<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> Tuesday 10 March 2026 | 13:30-14:30Stream: SafetySession format: Presentation\u00a0Chair: Vibeke Rischel Danish Society for Patient Safety; DenmarkPart 1 – Moving from programs to a systems approach to build safety and resilience – the NSW experienceThe core of the New South Wales (NSW) public health system in Australia is providing safe, high-quality, accessible, person-centred care. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/internationalforum.bmj.com\/oslo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/internationalforum.bmj.com\/oslo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/internationalforum.bmj.com\/oslo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internationalforum.bmj.com\/oslo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internationalforum.bmj.com\/oslo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/internationalforum.bmj.com\/oslo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1649\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/internationalforum.bmj.com\/oslo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internationalforum.bmj.com\/oslo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internationalforum.bmj.com\/oslo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Stream: Safety
Session format: Presentation\u00a0
Chair: <\/strong><\/em>Vibeke Rischel <\/strong><\/a>Danish Society for Patient Safety; Denmark<\/span><\/p>
Over two decades, the CEC has provided support and guidance to build safety across NSW health. Linking with our 9-year strategy, we have developed the NSW Health Safety System Model as a contemporary framework for embedding patient safety and resilient clinical governance. This Model comprises six interdependent elements:
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Patricia Bradd<\/a><\/strong> NSW Clinical Excellence Commission; Australia<\/span><\/p>
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Safer Together is Victoria\u2019s coordinated, statewide safety improvement model designed to embed a whole-of-system response, creating a learning health system that embeds resilience and continuous improvement.
Framed by \u201cKnow, Enable, Deliver What Matters\u201d, Safer Together:<\/span><\/p>
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<\/span>Rebecca Van Wollingen<\/a><\/strong> Safer Care Victoria; Australia<\/span><\/p>
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