Open disclosure is an accreditation requirement of all health services under the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards. Open disclosure should occur after any vaccine error, and includes a discussion with the affected person, or their families, carers or other support persons. Open disclosure can be challenging and complex. However, it can produce benefits such as improved transparency and communication between clinicians and patients; and opportunities for health services to improve care delivery systems and processes.
MVEC has recently published a new immunisation reference page on Open disclosure.