Event Details

Registrations for this event have now closed. For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Leila Kelly at [email protected]. 

WHA is delighted to invite you and your peers to our annual Safety and Quality Insight Forum on the 24 and 25 November 2025 at Rydges North Sydney NSW. 

This two-day event offers a valuable opportunity to connect with peers who understand the unique opportunities and challenges of delivering maternity care. Together, we will exchange insights, share experiences, and strengthen our collective passion for making a real difference to women and their families. This event highlights how benchmarking and collaboration are driving improvements in the quality, safety, and experience of maternity services nationwide.

Covering unmissable topics that make this a must-attend event, such as:

• Benchmarking for Better Outcomes: 
  Valuable insights into maternal characteristics, clinical interventions, outcomes, and newborn indicators—empowering teams to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement.
• Reducing Clinical Variation: 
  Applying quality improvement and implementation science supports consistent, evidence-based care and meaningful system-level change.
• Partnering with Women: 
  Listening to women’s experiences and co-designing tools such as decision aids and feedback systems ensures maternity care is respectful, informed, and woman-centred.
• Enhancing Care for Women with Complex Needs: 
  Implementing innovative models to support women with medical, psychological, or social complexities during pregnancy and postpartum.
• Workforce Innovation and Sustainability: 
  Supporting midwives, building capacity, and addressing challenges in remote and regional maternity services.
• Education and Simulation: 
  Embedding point-of-care learning and translational simulation to improve safety, staff confidence, and care quality.
• Sustainable and Environmentally Responsible Care: 
  Reducing the environmental footprint of maternity services, including rationalising nitrous oxide use, to promote greener healthcare.

Gain valuable insights into the challenges and innovative solutions transforming maternity healthcare. Learn practical strategies to improve outcomes for women and their families. 

The program can be accessed here.

Registration costs (incl. GST):
All rates include a complimentary dinner on Monday 24^th November (subject to availability)
WHA Member rate: $865
Non Member rate: $990
Special group rate: $715* 

*Register as part of a small group and receive a great discount for this event. CHA would like to offer a reduced registration fee for all members who attend this meeting with colleagues.  If you can register 3+ members from the same hospital you can receive a discounted Special Group rate. Please contact our event organiser on (02) 6185 0325 or [email protected] to find out how to register.

Venue & Accommodation:
The Rydges North Sydney NSW is offering an Event Special Rate for all participants. For further information and to book, please refer to the Rydges promotion here. 

Networking Dinner:
The complimentary function will be held at The Treehouse Hotel (the rooftop terrace) in North Sydney on Monday, 24 November, starting promptly at 6.30pm. 
Address: 60 Miller Street, North Sydney, NSW. It is a 9-minutes (600m) walk from the Rydges.

How to get to the venue:
Rydges North Sydney NSW - Parking & Directions
Location: 54 McLaren Street, North Sydney NSW 2060
Phone: 02 9922 1311
Public Transport from Sydney Airport or Central Station:
If you’re flying into Sydney Airport, take the Airport Link train from the airport to Central Station, then transfer to the Sydney Metro to Victoria Cross Station. The Rydges is a short 5 minute walk away.
Tip: When boarding the Metro train at Central station, sit in the first or second carriage (ie. front of the train). From Victoria Cross Station, take the northern exit - Cnr Miller Street and McLaren Street. There are elevators there and provides an easy walk to the venue.

Feedback from 2024 Participants: 
“Loved every part of the Forum!” “Great 2 days of talks discussions and networking Thank you!” 
“Thank you for an excellent forum this year. It met all my needs and allowed for valuable networking, which really helps us feel “not so alone” with our issues at each hospital" 
“It did not feel like a conference at all, rather a short break with good friends” 
"I’ve returned to work really enthused and keen to improve things for the women of the western suburbs.”