Safety, Quality and Clinical Effectiveness. Annually, the LHN will complete a Safety and Quality Account (the Account) to demonstrate its achievement and ongoing commitment to improving and integrating safety and quality activity. This approach places safety and quality reporting on the same level as financial reporting as an accountability mechanism with public transparency. The Account will provide information about the safety and quality of care delivered by the LHN, including performance against key quality and safety measures and patient safety priorities, service improvements and integration initiatives. The Safety and Quality Account seeks to ensure that structures, systems and processes are in place that require and xxxxxx quality service delivery and ongoing improvement. The Account will cover the five components of the National Clinical Governance Framework: Consistent with the National Agreement, the LHN must continue to focus on reducing the incidence of Hospital Acquired Complications. It is expected that the annual Account articulates the initiatives and provides details on the approach and outcomes.
