Centre of Research Excellence in Patient Safety (CRE-PS)

Centre of Research Excellence in Patient Safety (CRE-PS) was established in late 2005 with the objective of developing national research capability and capacity that in turn improve patient safety.

CRE-PS designs, conducts, promotes, and promulgates high quality multi-centre research to improve quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of health care for Australians.

We have undertaken research and patient safety initiatives in each state and territory, and internationally. Our research has focussed on four main areas:

• the use of data to monitor quality of care
• improving information transfer
• reducing medication error
• patient safety

CRE-PS Annual Report 2010 (pdf 1.47)

This report was submitted to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care on 30 June 2010.

Latest Patient Safety Bulletin

• July 2010

Recent CRE-PS Submissions

• CRE-PS response to National Indicators of Safety and Quality in Healthcare (PDF 448kB )
• Victorian Inquiry into Public Hospital Performance data (PDF 48kB)