❓ Mr. Kirkup asks about the number of Severity Assessment Code 1 (SAC1) clinical incidents resulting in death within the South Metropolitan Health Service from 2014-2018. The response provides the requested data, differentiating between incidents with and without health service related causative factors.
AnsweredQoN 5652Legislative Assembly
Asked
15 October 2019
Member
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health
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I refer to page 42 of the South Metropolitan Health Service 2018-19 Annual Report, and ask: (a) How many severity assessment code 1 (SAC1) clinical incidents resulted in death during the following years: (i) 2014-15; (ii) 2015-16; (iii) 2016-17; and (iv) 2017-18?
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Answered
26 November 2019
Response time
12 days
I am advised:
All severity assessment code 1 (SAC1) clinical incidents are fully investigated to determine whether there are any health service related causative or contributing factors.
Causative or contributing factors identify system issues where improvements could be made. These however are not necessarily directly associated with or causative of the death.
(i) In 2014-15, there were 40 confirmed SAC1 clinical incidents with a patient outcome of death; 24 were found to have health service related causative or contributing factors and 16 did not.
(ii) In 2015-16, there were 33 confirmed SAC1 clinical incidents with a patient outcome of death; 16 were found to have health service related causative or contributing factors and 17 did not.
(iii) In 2016-17, there were 28 confirmed SAC1 clinical incidents with a patient outcome of death; 13 were found to have health service related causative or contributing factors and 15 did not.
(iv) In 2017-18, there were 22 confirmed SAC1 clinical incidents with a patient outcome of death; 9 were found to have health service related causative or contributing factors and 13 did not.
All severity assessment code 1 (SAC1) clinical incidents are fully investigated to determine whether there are any health service related causative or contributing factors.
Causative or contributing factors identify system issues where improvements could be made. These however are not necessarily directly associated with or causative of the death.
(i) In 2014-15, there were 40 confirmed SAC1 clinical incidents with a patient outcome of death; 24 were found to have health service related causative or contributing factors and 16 did not.
(ii) In 2015-16, there were 33 confirmed SAC1 clinical incidents with a patient outcome of death; 16 were found to have health service related causative or contributing factors and 17 did not.
(iii) In 2016-17, there were 28 confirmed SAC1 clinical incidents with a patient outcome of death; 13 were found to have health service related causative or contributing factors and 15 did not.
(iv) In 2017-18, there were 22 confirmed SAC1 clinical incidents with a patient outcome of death; 9 were found to have health service related causative or contributing factors and 13 did not.
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