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Victorian government portal for older people, with information about government and community services and programs including the Victorian
Details of the management team, the Board, and the two advisory committees.
Our vision, purpose, activities and our strategic plan
Investing in the sector to identify, scale and embed innovation through supporting projects and fostering innovative ideas.
Information on the patient flow and specialist clinics access improvement partnerships, and the emergency access community of practice.
Information on leadership programs to support and grow leaders in the sector.
A program that helps to strengthen capabilities to improve and innovation a health service.
A list of local and global improvement and innovation organisations, as well as case studies
Tools, resources and guides to support identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation
An open source of ideas including a list of past project proposals to share and inspire innovation in healthcare
Short videos of a number of BCV funded initiatives
An online platform that offers training courses and tools to help build capability to deliver excellent and safe care.
Access and download strategies that inform decision making in key areas of work and other documents that are relevant to the establishment of Better Care Victoria
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We are pleased to share Latrobe Regional Hospital's (LRH) quarterly telehealth newsletter...
Damon Grimwood never anticipated his Engineering Degree would land him in the emergency department, but since working embarking on a career at Safer Care Victoria (SCV), in a role funded through the...
We’re looking for regional health services to join the Better Care Victoria funded critical care telehealth scaling project for 2019–20...
Interested to learn more about healthcare improvement, innovation and leadership? Here are some great resources that our team have read to stay up to date! Digital technologies for improving hygiene...
We are pleased to share Latrobe Regional Hospital's (LRH) quarterly telehealth newsletter. In this issue New ways to engage in telehealth Pain management clinic joins list of LRH telemedicine services...
Interested to learn more about healthcare improvement, innovation and leadership? Here are some great resources that out team have read to stay up to date! Four ways innovation can help to beat heart...
Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming response to severe infection and can result in multi-organ failure and death...
Interested to learn more about healthcare improvement, innovation and leadership? Here are some great resources that our team have read to stay up to date!...
We are pleased to share Latrobe Regional Hospital’s quarterly telehealth newsletter...
Interested to learn more about healthcare improvement, innovation or leadership? Here are some great resources that our team have read, to stay up to date! The Rise of the Conversational Leader...
Follow us for news on innovation and improvement in healthcare, our Innovation Fund and Better Care Victoria (BCV) activities. BCV's LinkedIn page is also a great place to make meaningful connections...
We are pleased to share Latrobe Regional Hospital’s March/April 2018 telehealth newsletter...
Hosted by Safer Care Victoria, the IHI-BMJ international forum on quality and safety in healthcare was held in Melbourne on 10-12 September 2018. The forum attracted over 1,500 healthcare...
Better Care Victoria hosted its inaugural Innovation in Action event at the Tennis Centre on Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th of March, 2018. Coordinated by the System Improvement, Innovation and Leadership...
Through a range of funded initiatives, BCV is supporting and investing in sector-led improvement and innovation projects, partnerships and capability development programs aimed at improving access to...
Better Care Victoria has had a busy year in 2017. This page is a snapshot of our progress last year, and what you can expect from us in 2018...
Better Care Victoria’s (BCV) Capability for innovation and improvement strategy 2017 – 20 has been finalised and is now available on the Better Care Victoria website. The Capability...
Across Australia, people in remote and rural locations, for a variety of reasons, are often the most vulnerable. The vulnerabilities are particularly evident with regard to access and uptake of health...
Matiu Bush, Better Care Victoria board: the importance of innovation and redesigning hospital care Better Care Victoria (BCV) was launched by the Victorian State Government in November 2015, to...
Patient-centred healthcare that fully involves the patient, their families and carers, leads to better outcomes for all. While the quality of healthcare is paramount, a group of Victorians are working...
The Remote Drug and Alcohol Recovery for Southern Otways Region project has been named a finalist in the health promotion’s night of nights, the VicHealth Awards. The project is the result of a...
Earlier this year, Better Care Victoria (BCV) took the 2017 Clinicians in Redesign Action Learning Lab series to Bendigo for the third event of the program. Almost 40 early career clinicians attended...
We are pleased to share Latrobe Regional Hospital’s August 2017 telehealth newsletter. The newsletter is available for download at the bottom of this page. In this issue Five ways to engage in...
In 2017, as part of the Minister for Health Volunteer Awards, a new award was created entitled ‘Outstanding Achievement by a Volunteer — The Better Care Victoria Innovation Award’. This award...
Better Care Victoria (BCV) is pleased to announce the launch of a further seven sector-led innovation projects, which have been funded as part of BCV’s state-wide Innovation Fund for 2016–...
Many organisations keep the secrets of their success hidden. However, a group of Victorian health services are doing just the opposite, and are reaping the rewards through shared learnings and...
Better Care Victoria's Specialist Clinics Access Improvement Partnership 2017-18 commenced with a two day 'kick start' workshop. The Partnership includes 11 Victorian health services who have been...
Applicants to the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund 2017-2018 were recently invited to participate in Business Case Development Workshops. The purpose of the workshop was to introduce key concepts...
Better Care Victoria recently held a workshop focusing on engaging clinicians in improvement and innovation. It was a fantastic opportunity to explore how best to inspire and involve clinicians to...
The Professional Certificate in Health Systems Management has been offered in partnership with the University of Melbourne since 2010, with over 170 successful participants graduating during that time...
Mildura Base Hospital (MBH), with the support of the Better Care Victoria 2016-17 Innovation Fund, has partnered with Alfred Health, Melbourne Health and the Royal Children’s Hospital to use...
On Wednesday 3 May, Austin Health and Choosing Wisely Australia, officially launched the “Choosing Wisely Champion Hospital” project funded through the 2016-17 BCV Innovation Fund...
Better Care Victoria’s (BCV) 2017 Clinicians in Redesign program was launched in March 2017, with the first of five ‘Active Learning Labs’ held for participants on 27 March 2017...
If you’ve clicked in here hoping to read about Tina Turner, you’re going to be let down. Watch any action movie and there will be the one hero who saves the day. We love Superman, Superwoman and of...
"Improvement happens at intersections of ideas" - health service improvement specialists come together to share knowledge and gain new skills to support problem solving in their organisations...
We are pleased to share Mildura Base Hospital’s December 2017 telehealth newsletter. The newsletter is available for download at the bottom of this page...
The ‘Geri-Connect’ project, funded through the 2016-17 Better Care Victoria (BCV) Innovation Fund, has developed a Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) telehealth funded model to provide...
Problem solving is not just for problems. The structured approach used in problem solving can be applied to improvement projects, just as effectively as addressing problems. Better Care Victoria...
The Improving Emergency Access Collaborative was launched in November 2016 and a core element has been the shared learning workshops. The workshops bring together representatives from the 11...
From 13 February to 8 March, Better Care Victoria (BCV) held a series of ideas sharing forums in metro and regional Victoria – visiting Bendigo, Horsham, Traralgon, Wangaratta and...
Mention the word ‘change’ to staff and the response rarely includes instant fist-pumps and high-fives. There are degrees of resistance to change—it can be slightly daunting for some...
Monash Health hosted the sixth Improving Emergency Access Collaborative workshop focussed on demand and capacity management. Included in this workshop was an exploration of the emergency...
Better Care Victoria's (BCV) regional and rural scholarships and Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) online course subscriptions are focused on meeting your organisational or individual...