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Clinical Procedure Safety

Summary

This Policy Directive addresses clinical care and patient safety risks associated with clinical procedures; improve matching of the patient to the correct procedure; improve communication within the procedural team, and between the patient and the procedural team; and reduce the number of clinical procedure related incidents.
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.
File size: 570 KB
Document type: Policy Directive
Document number: PD2025_006
Publication date: 25 February 2025
Branch contact: (02) 9269 5500
Review date: 25 February 2030
Policy manual: Not applicable
File number: CEC 17/238
Status: Active
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  • Clinical/Patient Services - Governance and Service Delivery
  • Ministry of Health
  • Public Health Units
  • Local Health Districts
  • Specialty Network Governed Statutory Health Corporations
  • Affiliated Health Organisations
  • NSW Health Pathology
  • Public Health System Support Division
  • Cancer Institute
  • Government Medical Officers
  • Community Health Centres
  • NSW Ambulance Service
  • Dental Schools and Clinics
  • Public Hospitals
  • Ministry of Health
  • Public Health System
  • Divisions of General Practice
  • Government Medical Officers
  • NSW Ambulance Service
  • Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres
  • All Clinical Staff
  • Operating Theatres and Emergency Departments
  • Nursing Staff
  • Medical
  • Diagnostic Imaging Depts and Business Units
  • Clinical Staff Working in Perioperative Environments
  • Surgical
  • Anaesthesia