Clinical Risk Management

Team Leader  - Angela Boal

Clinical Risk Coordinator - Trish Natoli

Program Overview

Whilst it is feasible in larger institutions to have peer reviews with medical clinicians dedicated to a clinical risk program, small rural hospitals with only one or two doctors often find it difficult to sustain formal medical quality improvement programs. The Small Rural Hospital Clinical Risk Management Program aims to establish a medical peer review mechanism for the GP/VMOs associated with small hospitals within the Murray-Plains and Mallee Divisions of General Practice region. Recommendations stemming from this process are communicated to the rural hospitals to assist in the development of improvements associated with patient safety and quality. It is hoped that these recommendations will form a useful component of hospital quality improvement activities and provide a platform for the development of future initiatives and integration opportunities between rural GPs and hospitals.

For further information or to comment on this program please contact Trish Natoli on 03 5482 2557 or tnatoli@mpdgp.com.au.