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Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS)

10 August 2023
Letters,

Joint letter from the Commission and the Department of Health and Aged Care to approved providers on medication management.

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14 August 2023
Fact sheet,

A fact sheet for volunteer managers in aged care.

 

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28 June 2023
Letters,

Letter from Ann Wunsch, Executive Director – Approvals and Serious Incident Notifications, regarding information about your SIRS responsibilities and reporting obligations.

 

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28 March 2023
Video,

This webinar explored the early lessons and emerging trends since the extension of the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) to home services on 1 December 2022. The discussion focused on the importance of quality reporting and shared insights learned since 1 December 2022.
 

 

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16 March 2023
Report,

A new learning resource for providers, featuring case study insights from ‘unreasonable use of force’ incidents reported to the Commission is now available. 

 

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About this workshop

25 August 2023
Fact sheet,
Guides,

On 1 December 2022, the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) was extended from residential aged care to include home care and flexible aged care depvered in a home or community setting.

This fact sheet for home services care recipients explains what the SIRS is, what is expected of providers, what a SIRS reportable incident is and how to seek help if needed.

Cover page - What is the SIRS? Information for home services care recipients fact sheet

1 December 2022
Webinar,

This document contains responses to questions asked during our SIRS for home services webinar series.

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30 November 2022
Fact sheet,

This Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) fact sheet covers the reporting of incidents relating to Reportable incidents: missing consumers. The fact sheet has been developed for providers of home services.

SIRS Home services - Reportable incidents: missing consumers

30 November 2022
Fact sheet,

This Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) fact sheet covers the reporting of incidents relating to Reportable incidents: inappropriate use of restrictive practices. The fact sheet has been developed for providers of home services.

SIRS Home services - Reportable incidents: inappropriate use of restrictive practices

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