Health services
Health services across Australia are championing the Choosing Wisely initiative to improve the safety and quality of health care for hospital patients. The implementation of projects to reduce unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures for both inpatients and outpatients are helping to drive improvements in patient care.
Become a Champion Health Service
Visit page
Join the health services network
It’s free to join the Choosing Wisely community and to be part of the growing initiative. Find out more ...
Armadale Kalamunda Group
Visit page
Austin Health
Visit page
Presentation
Reducing coagulation studies ordered at Austin Health
by Asmara Jammali-Blasi - Choosing Wisely Project Manager (Choosing Wisely Australia 2017 National Meeting)
Bendigo Health
Visit page
Caboolture Hospital
Visit pageCabrini Health
Visit page
Canberra Health Services
Visit page
Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS)
Visit page
Darling Downs Health
Visit page
Eastern Health
Visit page
VIDEO
NUTS: No unnecessary tests at Eastern Health
by Janet Steele - Project Manager (Choosing Wisely Australia 2017 National Meeting)
VIDEO
'No Unnecessary Tests' (NUTs)
Aims to scale up a successful and proven project at Eastern Health's Box Hill Emergency Department with a focus on reducing unnecessary tests. In 2016, Eastern Health produced a short video to be shown at a Healthcare forum in Sweden about the NUTS campaign.
Article
Drowning in data: the argument for no unnecessary tests
Explores how Eastern Health identifies the likely hotspots of unnecessary testing, their underlying causes and the use of a four-step approach they designed to change clinical practice on a theoretical framework.
Article
Engaging young doctors to help drive change
During the past two years Eastern Health has been implementing its No Unnecessary Tests (NUTS) program, which has strong alignment with the principles of Choosing Wisely Australia. The NUTS philosophy is that patients should receive investigations that will benefit clinical decision-making.
East Metropolitan Health Service
Visit page
Gold Coast Health
Visit page
Presentation
Managing the demand and improving the quality use of pathology testing at Gold Coast Health
by Therese Kelly - Choosing Wisely Pathology Project Manager (Choosing Wisely Australia 2017 National Meeting)
Pathology focus
Goulburn Valley Health
Visit page
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Visit page
Joondalup Health Campus
Visit page
Launceston General Hospital
Visit pageMackay Hospital and Health Service
Visit page
Mercy Health
Visit page
Metro South Hospital and Health Service
Visit page
Monash Health
Visit page
Presentation
Disseminating, disinvesting and reducing low value care: The Monash Health experience
by Angela Melder - Manager, Centre for Clinical Effectiveness (Choosing Wisely Australia 2017 National Meeting)
Northern Health
Visit page
Northern Sydney Local Health District
Visit pagePeninsula Health
Visit page
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH)
Visit page
VIDEO
Working to reduce duplicate or unnecessary care: Are we "Choosing Wisely"?
Jessica Toleman - Clinical Lead on implementing the Choosing Wisely Australia program in the hospital environment
Royal Hobart Hospital
Visit page
Royal Perth Bentley Group
Visit page
Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group
Visit page
PRESENTATION
Implementation of Choosing Wisely Australia initiatives at Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Hospital
by Dr Matthew Anstey, Intensive Care and Emergency Physician / Chair of the Choosing Wisely Australia Advisory Group (Choosing Wisely Australia 2017 National Meeting)
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Visit page
St John of God Midland Hospital
Visit page
South Metropolitan Health Service
Visit page
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
Visit page
Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service
Visit page
ARTICLE
Choose Wisely Choose Co-Design
Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) recognises that for many people hospital is just one part of their healthcare journey, so helping consumers ask questions about their care and promoting broader collaboration with consumers is vital.
Swan Hill District Health
Visit page
The Prince Charles Hospital
Visit page
The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Visit page
Townsville Hospital and Health Service
Visit page
Western Australia Country Health Service
Visit page
Western Health
Visit page
West Gippsland Healthcare Group
Visit page
West Moreton Health
Visit pageWide Bay Hospital and Health Service
Visit page
Women’s and Children’s Health Network
Visit page
Participation as a Choosing Wisely health service member provides a range of opportunities:
- Promotion as a Choosing Wisely Champion
- Connections to a growing network of engaged clinicians and health services
- Connections to health professional colleges, societies and associations
- Being part of a forum that shares ideas and supports learning
- Potential to jointly apply for funding
- Access to relevant resources
- Development of resources
- Collaboration on evaluation of impact.
Download the brochure
For more information on how to become a Champion Health Service, please email us at [email protected]