Jeffrey Braithwaite

Jeffrey Braithwaite is Founding Director of the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University. He is an international member of the World Health Organisation Global Patient Safety Network. He publishes in the leading health and medical research journals and expresses his work at a unique intersection of organisational studies, health services research, and clinical care.

Jeffrey Braithwaite's recent articles

Five ways to keep kids safe in Australia’s health system

Five ways to keep kids safe in Australia’s health system

One in five Australians is a child, but too often kids' healthcare is inconsistent, fragmented, and not designed with their needs front and centre.

When patients are harmed in hospital, issues aren’t always fixed to avoid it happening again

When patients are harmed in hospital, issues aren’t always fixed to avoid it happening again

Recently, the media has reported several cases of serious “adverse events”, where babies, children and an adult experienced harm and ultimately died while receiving care in separate Australian hospitals.