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28 August 2024

HSV modern slavery event provides practical tips to mitigate risk

HSV continues to support health services and suppliers to meet their obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth), with around 130 people attending a recent online event Modern Slavery: Global perspectives and managing risk.

27 August 2024

Medical personal protective equipment listed for auction

HSV has listed a range of medical personal protective equipment (PPE) for sale via public auction. The PPE is surplus stock from the State Supply Chain set up during the pandemic to provide medical consumables to Victoria’s public health services.

31 July 2024

Centralised approach key in tackling intravenous paracetamol shortages

A statewide critical shortage of intravenous (IV) paracetamol has started to ease following efforts by an HSV-led clinical advisory group to manage and conserve supplies of the vital medicine.

31 July 2024

New software licensing agreement keeps costs down for health sector

Victorian health services now have access to Citrix – a virtualisation software used for hospital administration and patient records – at a significantly reduced cost under a new agreement coordinated by the Department of Health and HealthShare Victoria (HSV).