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Safety and Quality Roles and Responsibilities in Your Organisation

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Every staff member of a health service organisation is, in some way, responsible for ensuring that safe and high-quality care is delivered to clients. The organisation’s role is to support its workforce to understand and perform their designated safety and quality roles and responsibilities.

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Safety is the practice of preventing errors and adverse outcomes in healthcare, while quality refers to the likelihood of positive client outcomes and how well the organisation works in tandem with current professional expertise.

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Elizabeth
29 Dec 2020
Good read
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Lee-Anne Warrington
01 Aug 2023
Very helpful and good information
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noreen brown
18 Oct 2020
Excellent short resource for all nurses.
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Luke Berry
08 Aug 2020
Good article to reinforce our general responsibility and realign our menntal state in regards to our approach to work.
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Kathryn Mcculloch
02 Dec 2021
An easy to read article
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Debra BROOKS
02 Aug 2023
Community Care Worker
easy to read and understand
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Tracey Hynes
15 Aug 2020
Concise and easy to read. Straight to the point.
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EILEEN TANNER
26 Aug 2023
Good
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Shelley Green
09 Aug 2020
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Joann Raftopoulos
18 Aug 2020
Outlined Safety and Quality in a clear concise definition. STEEEP Framework is a good to tool to to enhance safety and quality for all.
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