title: Patient safety: a view from Down Under.
abstract: The patient safety program at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne has been running for more than 10 years. The hospital is in the State of Victoria, a state that has a long history of investigating child death, enacting legislation to reduce childhood injury, and providing a centralized tertiary care service. The close interaction between the hospital and the community provides opportunities for shared learning in pediatric patient safety to continually improve childhood outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Quality and Safety Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville 3052, Melbourne, Australia. Karen.dunn@rch.org.au
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moulden
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McDougall
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bowes
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*