NSW Health WSLHD Safety & Quality Account 2020-21

Hospital Acquired Complications – WSLHD Measure

Financial Year Results (July 2022 to June 2023 reporting period) Performance Rate (per 10,000 episodes of care) Target (per 10,000 episodes of care) Performance/Trend Green line = WSLHD Target Rate Blue line = WSLHD performance per month

3rd and 4th Degree Perineal Lacerations that occur whilst giving birth vaginally A ‘Perineal Laceration’ is a tear of the skin surrounding a women’s vagina that occurs during childbirth. Hospital Acquired Neonatal Birth Trauma Neonatal Birth Trauma’ is an injury to a newborn baby. Examples of injuries include bruising or swelling.

282.9

375.4

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68.1

96.6

140 120 100 80

0 20 40 60

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Jul

Gian Manaid (Orderly Services) talking to colleagues while transferring patients

Safety & Quality Account 2022-2023 Western Sydney Local Health District

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