Consultative Council on Obstetric & Paediatric Mortality & Morbidity (CCOPMM)
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Overview
The Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM) was established in 1962 under the Health Act 1958 (Vic), and is the advisory body to the Minister for Health on maternal, perinatal and paediatric deaths.
The CCOPMM reviews all maternal, perinatal and paediatric deaths in Victoria in order to consider clinical features of each case and to assess preventability. Information provided to the CCOPMM is privileged by legislation, and (unless it is released by CCOPMM) is not accessible by any third party, including the Courts.
Recent amendments to the Health Act include:
- amending the functions of CCOPMM to enable consideration of mortality and morbidity of 15, 16 & 17 year olds (s. 162F(1)( a));
- clarifying that authority of health service providers to provide information to CCOPMM (s. 162FA);
and
- providing for CCOPMM to disclose information to specified bodies in special circumstances (s. 162FB).
The CCOPMM consists of a twelve member Council and four committees: Maternal Mortality Committee, Stillbirth Committee, Neonatal Mortality Committee, and Infant and Child Mortality Committee. Members of the CCOPMM and its committees have widely diverse areas of expertise.
External stakeholder evaluation of CCOPMM
In November 2008 the department on behalf of CCOPMM engaged Aspex Consulting to undertake an External Stakeholder Evaluation of CCOPMM. Submissions are now being sought from key stakeholders. Submissions must be provided using the template and received by midday 6 March, 2009.
Submissions may be sent to darren.harris@aspexconsulting.com.au , faxed to (61 3) 9419 0020, or alternatively addressed to:
Dr Darren Harris,
Aspex Consulting, Clarendon Terrace
212 Clarendon Street
East Melbourne 3002
