Please choose your organisation
Has your organisation submitted a SIRS report to date? (This question relates to your organisation as a whole)
Do you report your incidents to your Clinical Governance Committee?
Does the organisation have documented policies and procedures in relation to SIRS?
Does your SIRS policy and procedures include reporting to the PHN (for relevant clients) as per the PHN process and template?
Does the organisation have documented policies and procedures in relation to incident management?
What electronic incident management system does your organisation use (e.g., Connex, RISKMAN, etc)?
Does the incident management system collect information related to the response to the incident, e.g. Whether the incident has been reported to the police
Has the organisation reviewed the incident management system using the ACQSC “Effective Incident Management Systems – Best Practice Guidance”?
Are incident records kept for a minimum of 7 years from the date of the incident?
Have all staff received training in relation to SIRS?
Do you update existing SIRS notices in My Aged Care as new information about the incident is received?
Do you have support mechanisms in place for staff involved in a serious incident?
Does your organisation provide information to consumers and/or their representatives about SIRS?
Does your organisation provide consumers with a Notice of Collection (ACQSC) in their language if an incident is reported via the SIRS process
Are there appropriate mechanisms in place to ensure privacy and confidentiality of incident records is maintained?
Do you have any comments or questions?
