Safer Care for Kids aims to give parents and carers an alternative pathway to raise concerns if they feel they are not being heard
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A sharp rise in preventable deaths and serious harm in Victoria’s hospitals, particularly in children, has prompted the creation of a new support service.
Victoria recorded 240 sentinel events in 2021/22, an increase of 43% on the year before when 168 were recorded.
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