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Reporting serious incidents: Using a problem solving approach to enhance effective incident management

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This guidance provides information for providers on the problem solving model supports the key elements of an effective incident management system to promote the health, safety, wellbeing and quality of life of older people.

Each step within the 5-step problem solving approach in this guidance has been aligned with the corresponding element in the Effective incident management systems: Best practice guidance.

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Minimising the use of restrictive practices
Residential services
Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS)
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Acknowledgement of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, water and community. We pay our respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.