Incident Reporting

Incident reporting at health unit sites: Incident information is collected throughout the health unit on paper form and is then data entered and coded using the APSF software. This data contains confidential information on those involved in the incident and is protected from legal discovery under Australian Commonwealth Quality Assurance legislation.

The coding of the information provides the means for understanding the underlying causes of the incident and for analysing the contributing factors. This analysis supports the preparation of a range of comprehensive reports to assist management in identifying problems and remedial action.

All aspects of incident reporting remain under the control of health unit management.