Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research
Embedded within Deakin University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, the Institute for Health Transformation’s Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research has pioneered academic-industry partnerships.
The centre embeds researchers within six major Victorian health services – Alfred Health, Barwon Health, Eastern Health, Epworth HealthCare, Monash Health and Western Health.
The Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research (QPS) focuses on quality of care and patient safety.
Established in 2009 as a leading strategic research centre, QPS integrates public and private health services with one of Australia’s largest Schools of Nursing and Midwifery. Our partners govern 30 acute and subacute care hospitals and 12 residential aged care facilities, employ approximately 30,000 nurses and midwives, and provide care for in excess of 3 million Victorians annually. Our research pillars of patient safety, patient experience, and health workforce span the whole patient journey, and encompass residential, community, subacute and acute care settings.
Annual reports
A founding member of the Institute for Health Transformation and based in Deakin University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery in the Faculty of Health, QPS is a pioneering academic-industry partnership, embedding Chairs in Nursing and Midwifery within six major Victorian health services.
The first partnership collaboration between Deakin’s School of Nursing and Epworth Hospital, Richmond was established in 1996 with the appointment of a Clinical Chair in Nursing. Since then 5 other health services have joined the partnership collaboration, forming an innovative academic-industry partnership network.
Director
Director and Chair in Nursing, Barwon Health
Alfred Deakin Professor Alison Hutchinson
Members
Chairs in Nursing and Midwifery
Chair in Nursing, Alfred Health
Alfred Deakin Professor Tracey Bucknall
Chair in Nursing, Monash Health
Vacant
Chair in Nursing, Eastern Health
Professor Julie Considine
Chair in Nursing, Epworth HealthCare
Professor Ana Hutchinson
Chair in Nursing, Western Health
Professor Bodil Rasmussen
Chair in Midwifery, Western Health
Professor Linda Sweet
Research Professor
Associate Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery, Research
Professor Elizabeth Manias
Professors
Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Nikki Phillips
Professor Andrea Driscoll
Professor Judy Currey
Professor Trish Livingston
Associate Professors
Associate Professor Debra Kerr
Associate Professor Lauren McTier
Associate Professor Pat Nicholson
Associate Professor Melissa Bloomer
Associate Professor Jo McDonall
Associate Professor Stephane Bouchoucha
Associate Professor Anna Ugalde
Senior Lecturers
Lecturers
Dr Lenore Ley
Dr Virginia Hagger
Dr Emily Tomlinson
Dr Adam Searby
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Dr Anna Chapman
Dr Alemayehu Mekonnen
Dr Berhe Sahle
Senior Research Fellows
Dr Maryann Street
Dr Karen Wynter
Dr Sara Holton
Dr Jane Willcox
Research Fellows
Dr Natalie Winter
Dr Robin Digby
Dr Eva Yuen
Dr Sharon Kramer
Dr Olumuyiwa (Muyiwa) Omonaiye
Dr Damien Khaw
Dr Monica Peddle
Associate members
Senior Research Fellow – Biostatistic, PVC’s Office – Health
Dr Mohammadreza Mohebbi
Professor Peter Martin
Associate Professor Sandeep Reddy
Associate Professor Lemai Nguyen
Ms Hannah Jongebloed
Associate members (HDR students)
Mrs Olivia Tierney
Ms Kathryn Brundell
Ms Madeline Hawke
As Andrea Russell
Mrs Elyse Ladbrook
Andrea Russell
Ms Karen McKenna
Ms Sabine Kleissl-Muir
Mr Afizu Alhassan
Mr Rami Aldwikat
Mr Abdul-Ganiyu Fuseini
Mrs Michele McGrath
Mrs Kerry Rigby
Mr Mohammed Amin
Ms Stephanie Sprogis
Ms Deana Copley
Ms Mataya Kilpatrick
Ms Margaret Pollock
Ms Rebecca Jedwab
Ms Gabrielle Burdue
Ms Laura Brooks
Mr Tigestu Alemu
Mr Michael Le Grande
Mrs Monica Schoch
Ms Theodora Azu
Mrs Stephanie Hunter
Mrs Melissa Blake
Ms Giuliana Murfet
Ms Guncag Ozavci
Mrs Natalie Kondos
Ms Sharyn Milnes
Dr Leanne Mullan
Ms Fiona Kumar
Mr Joshua Allen
Ms Jessica Guinane
Ms Britt O’Keefe
Ms Jessica Lees
Ms Michaela Cormack
Ms Rachel McKittrick
Ms Margaret Pollock
Ms Annie Tan
Ms Jennifer Barr
Ms Gail Forrest
The QPS’ partnership network is the first fully coordinated collaboration of its kind in Australia. The goal of this innovative network is to facilitate applied multidisciplinary and multi-site research.
Improving patient care
Our research is based on improving patient care and meeting the needs of healthcare organisations. We do this through our rigorous programs of research and clinical education relationships.
Our partnerships are committed to developing a strong interface between research, education and practice. They have a direct impact on the quality of patient care, as well as building capacity in the health workforce.
Partnering with six major health services
The partnership network is a unique and fully integrated model. It connects QPS and Deakin’s School of Nursing and Midwifery to six major health services in the public and private sector in metropolitan and regional areas of Victoria.
Each partner organisation has a joint appointment with the School of Nursing and Midwifery in the form of a Professor of Clinical Nursing, associate professors and senior research fellows. These joint positions ensure curricula are evidence-based and the research is specific to the health care needs of the community.
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About
The Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research (QPS) focuses on quality of care and patient safety.
Established in 2009 as a leading strategic research centre, QPS integrates public and private health services with one of Australia’s largest Schools of Nursing and Midwifery. Our partners govern 30 acute and subacute care hospitals and 12 residential aged care facilities, employ approximately 30,000 nurses and midwives, and provide care for in excess of 3 million Victorians annually. Our research pillars of patient safety, patient experience, and health workforce span the whole patient journey, and encompass residential, community, subacute and acute care settings.
Annual reports
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Our story
A founding member of the Institute for Health Transformation and based in Deakin University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery in the Faculty of Health, QPS is a pioneering academic-industry partnership, embedding Chairs in Nursing and Midwifery within six major Victorian health services.
The first partnership collaboration between Deakin’s School of Nursing and Epworth Hospital, Richmond was established in 1996 with the appointment of a Clinical Chair in Nursing. Since then 5 other health services have joined the partnership collaboration, forming an innovative academic-industry partnership network.
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Our team
Director
Director and Chair in Nursing, Barwon Health
Alfred Deakin Professor Alison HutchinsonMembers
Chairs in Nursing and Midwifery
Chair in Nursing, Alfred Health
Alfred Deakin Professor Tracey BucknallChair in Nursing, Monash Health
VacantChair in Nursing, Eastern Health
Professor Julie ConsidineChair in Nursing, Epworth HealthCare
Professor Ana HutchinsonChair in Nursing, Western Health
Professor Bodil RasmussenChair in Midwifery, Western Health
Professor Linda SweetResearch Professor
Associate Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery, Research
Professor Elizabeth ManiasProfessors
Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Nikki PhillipsProfessor Andrea Driscoll
Professor Judy Currey
Professor Trish LivingstonAssociate Professors
Associate Professor Debra Kerr
Associate Professor Lauren McTier
Associate Professor Pat Nicholson
Associate Professor Melissa Bloomer
Associate Professor Jo McDonall
Associate Professor Stephane Bouchoucha
Associate Professor Anna UgaldeSenior Lecturers
Lecturers
Dr Lenore Ley
Dr Virginia Hagger
Dr Emily Tomlinson
Dr Adam SearbyPostdoctoral Research Fellows
Dr Anna Chapman
Dr Alemayehu Mekonnen
Dr Berhe SahleSenior Research Fellows
Dr Maryann Street
Dr Karen Wynter
Dr Sara Holton
Dr Jane WillcoxResearch Fellows
Dr Natalie Winter
Dr Robin Digby
Dr Eva Yuen
Dr Sharon Kramer
Dr Olumuyiwa (Muyiwa) Omonaiye
Dr Damien Khaw
Dr Monica PeddleAssociate members
Senior Research Fellow – Biostatistic, PVC’s Office – Health
Dr Mohammadreza MohebbiProfessor Peter Martin
Associate Professor Sandeep Reddy
Associate Professor Lemai Nguyen
Ms Hannah JongebloedAssociate members (HDR students)
Mrs Olivia Tierney
Ms Kathryn Brundell
Ms Madeline Hawke
As Andrea Russell
Mrs Elyse Ladbrook
Andrea Russell
Ms Karen McKenna
Ms Sabine Kleissl-Muir
Mr Afizu Alhassan
Mr Rami Aldwikat
Mr Abdul-Ganiyu Fuseini
Mrs Michele McGrath
Mrs Kerry Rigby
Mr Mohammed Amin
Ms Stephanie Sprogis
Ms Deana Copley
Ms Mataya Kilpatrick
Ms Margaret Pollock
Ms Rebecca Jedwab
Ms Gabrielle Burdue
Ms Laura Brooks
Mr Tigestu Alemu
Mr Michael Le Grande
Mrs Monica Schoch
Ms Theodora Azu
Mrs Stephanie Hunter
Mrs Melissa Blake
Ms Giuliana Murfet
Ms Guncag Ozavci
Mrs Natalie Kondos
Ms Sharyn Milnes
Dr Leanne Mullan
Ms Fiona Kumar
Mr Joshua Allen
Ms Jessica Guinane
Ms Britt O’Keefe
Ms Jessica Lees
Ms Michaela Cormack
Ms Rachel McKittrick
Ms Margaret Pollock
Ms Annie Tan
Ms Jennifer Barr
Ms Gail Forrest -
Our partnerships
The QPS’ partnership network is the first fully coordinated collaboration of its kind in Australia. The goal of this innovative network is to facilitate applied multidisciplinary and multi-site research.
Improving patient care
Our research is based on improving patient care and meeting the needs of healthcare organisations. We do this through our rigorous programs of research and clinical education relationships.
Our partnerships are committed to developing a strong interface between research, education and practice. They have a direct impact on the quality of patient care, as well as building capacity in the health workforce.
Partnering with six major health services
The partnership network is a unique and fully integrated model. It connects QPS and Deakin’s School of Nursing and Midwifery to six major health services in the public and private sector in metropolitan and regional areas of Victoria.
Each partner organisation has a joint appointment with the School of Nursing and Midwifery in the form of a Professor of Clinical Nursing, associate professors and senior research fellows. These joint positions ensure curricula are evidence-based and the research is specific to the health care needs of the community.
Research streams
Featured projects
Communication and coordination processes supporting integrated transitional care: Australian healthcare practitioners’ perspectives
Engaging patients and families in communication across transitions of care: an integrative review
