To the Editor: On reviewing the results of the Wimmera clinical risk management program,1 we are prompted to ask whether the model can be generalised to a tertiary hospital. The program outlined by Wolff and colleagues is a good model for local quality improvement and provides a foundation for developing a model for tertiary hospitals. However, in considering its applicability to tertiary hospitals, a number of issues must be addressed.
- Kathy M Brown
- Humsha Naidoo
- Arona E Offenberger
- 1 Intensive Care Unit, Frankston Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
- 2 Clinical Services, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Melbourne, VIC.
- 3 Department of Human Services, Melbourne, VIC.
Correspondence: arona.offenberger@dhs.vic.gov.au
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