Reviewing deaths and serious clinical incidents helps make care safer across NSW. These committees peer review what happened, find areas to improve and feed that learning back to the health system. Their work carries statutory privilege under the Health Administration Act 1982, and we act as the secretariat for each one.
Clinical Risk Action Group (CRAG)
The CRAG is responsible for the assessment and oversight of management of serious clinical adverse events reported to the Ministry of Health via reportable incident briefs, which are prepared specifically for the committee's purpose, and ensuring that appropriate action is taken.
The committee analyses information on specific incidents and identifies issues relating to morbidity and mortality that may have significant implications for the provision of health care within New South Wales. Material created for and by the CRAG is privileged and cannot be disclosed or released without the approval of the Minister for Health or the Minister's authorised delegate.
There are 6 serious incident review sub-committees which are a sub-committee of, and report to, the CRAG. These sub-committees have statutory privilege under Section 23 of the Act.