Never in the field of health was so much learned by so many in so few months. This Grand Round will recap the lessons from last year, take stock of where we are in February 2022, describe the complex situation with vaccines, and look to what the year might hold for the pandemic and children in Australia and countries around the world.
Understanding and building trust is essential to the RCH Compact and to delivering Great Care, Everywhere.
Research shows trust underpins a good culture, positive relationships between team members and their leaders and with their organisation; and brings out the best in all of us for our patients and their families.
We come to work each day to do the very best for our patients, however in some instances, patients are harmed by the care that was intended to help them. Such clinical incidents affect not only the patients and families, but also the well-intentioned staff. Problems are confounded if information is not provided and there are gaps in learning and improvement. In the busy clinical environment, incidents may be discussed but not thoroughly investigated to understand what happened and why.
Fifteen children aged up to 14 years drowned in Victoria in July 2020 to June 2021. This is an alarming increase on the 10-year average of four child drowning deaths per year. Life Saving Victoria (LSV) is the peak agency in the State for water safety recognised by the Victorian Government. LSV analyses data on fatal and non-fatal drownings each year among people of all ages, to identify prevention and risk-mitigation strategies and inform education programs.
