Responsibilities of participating sites

Participating hospitals and health services will administer (or readminister) the SAFE Tool, or SAFE Lite Tool (for small rural sites).
These are System Audit Tools and they provide a mechanism for whole-of-hospital evaluation concerning identification and response to patients and staff who experience domestic and family violence across three broad areas: Patient, Staff and Organisation.

Data collection includes: audits of clinical files and policies, review of documentation and training, assessment of hospital culture and environment and review of collaborative arrangements.

Participating sites are required to collect data, populate the SAFE/SAFE lite Tool, and provide the completed Tool to the University of Melbourne. Note that the SAFE Tool and SAFE Lite Tool are provided to participating hospitals and health services as an Excel Form (interactive excel file).

Work to administer the SAFE/SAFE Lite Tools at participating sites will be conducted during 2023 and 2024.