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Open Disclosure Guidelines

Doc type: Guideline

Doc No.: GL2007_007

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Corporate Administration - Governance
Clinical/ Patient Services - Governance and Service Delivery
Clinical/ Patient Services - Incident management
Personnel/Workforce - Conduct and ethics

Summary
To provide a framework for implementing open disclosure in NSW Health facilities in accordance with Open Disclosure PD2007_037. All Health Services are required to have appropriate local procedures in place to ensure consistency and compliance with the policy.

Date of Publication: 24 May 2007

Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Quality and Safety

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Public Health System Support Division, Community Health Centres, Dental Schools and Clinics, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals

Audience: All staff including manager, clinicians and contractors

Distributed to: Public Health System, Community Health Centres , Dental Schools and Clinics, Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, Health Associations Unions, Health Professional Associations and Related Organisations, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres , Private Nursing Homes, Tertiary Education Institutes

Review Date: 24 May 2012

File No: 06/861

Status: Active

File link: Open Disclosure Guidelines
File size: 275Kb

Open Disclosure Guidelines

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