48GPreventable harm to be reported to Secretary

48G Preventable harm to be reported to Secretary (1) This section applies if the Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council determines— (a) that a perioperative mortality or an instance of severe perioperative morbidity or a cluster at a relevant health service was likely to have been preventable; and (b) that there is a continuing risk to the health, safety or wellbeing of persons as a result of the provision of services at the relevant health service. (2) If this section applies, the Chairperson of the Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council must provide a report to the Secretary of that death, severe perioperative morbidity or cluster. (3) A report under subsection (2) must include the following— (a) the type of incident causing the mortality or morbidity; (b) the health service connected with the mortality or morbidity, if any; (c) how the mortality or morbidity was likely to have been preventable; (d) the status of any investigation by the Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council of the incident; (4) In addition to any report provided under subsection (2), the Chairperson of the Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council must provide a quarterly report to the Secretary— (a) about themes relating to preventable deaths or instances of severe perioperative morbidity gleaned from information the Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council has received from health services; and (b) to assist in the identification of systemic issues or trends that may be addressed in order to improve the quality and safety of the provision of health services. S. 48H inserted by No. 4/2022 s. 13.