About Sauvetage
Hospital and Healthcare
Disability and Human Services
Hospital and Healthcare
Sauvetage is a specialist consultancy firm dedicated to enhancing hospital and healthcare operations through expert guidance, strategic planning, and clinical governance. With a strong foundation in evidence-based practice and regulatory compliance, Sauvetage partners with healthcare organisations to streamline operations, improve patient
Sauvetage is a specialist consultancy firm dedicated to enhancing hospital and healthcare operations through expert guidance, strategic planning, and clinical governance. With a strong foundation in evidence-based practice and regulatory compliance, Sauvetage partners with healthcare organisations to streamline operations, improve patient flow, and strengthen clinical outcomes. The team’s extensive experience in acute care, aged care, and emergency services ensures the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred services that align with national standards such as NSQHS and ISO 9001. Through its commitment to innovation, quality improvement, and workforce capability, Sauvetage plays a vital role in advancing patient outcomes and ensuring sustainable, high-performing healthcare environments.
Aged Care
Disability and Human Services
Hospital and Healthcare
Sauvetage brings a deep understanding of the aged care sector, offering tailored consultancy and professional services that reflect the unique needs of older Australians and the evolving regulatory environment. With expertise grounded in clinical excellence, quality systems, and compliance with the Aged Care Quality Standards, Sauvetage s
Sauvetage brings a deep understanding of the aged care sector, offering tailored consultancy and professional services that reflect the unique needs of older Australians and the evolving regulatory environment. With expertise grounded in clinical excellence, quality systems, and compliance with the Aged Care Quality Standards, Sauvetage supports aged care providers to deliver safe, person-centred care. The company partners with residential and home care services to enhance clinical governance, workforce capability, and service delivery models, ensuring aged care organisations remain responsive, sustainable, and aligned with best practice. Sauvetage's approach is underpinned by a strong commitment to dignity, respect, and quality of life for every older person.
Disability and Human Services
Disability and Human Services
Ambulance and Medical Services
Sauvetage is a trusted provider of professional consultancy and advisory services with a strong commitment to Disability and Human Services. With deep sector knowledge and practical experience, Sauvetage offers tailored solutions that enhance service delivery, compliance, and consumer outcomes across NDIS, aged care, and community-based s
Sauvetage is a trusted provider of professional consultancy and advisory services with a strong commitment to Disability and Human Services. With deep sector knowledge and practical experience, Sauvetage offers tailored solutions that enhance service delivery, compliance, and consumer outcomes across NDIS, aged care, and community-based support settings. The team understands the complexities and sensitivities involved in delivering person-centered care and supports providers in navigating regulatory frameworks, optimizing workforce capability, and embedding best practices aligned with the Aged Care Quality Standards and the NDIS Practice Standards. Through its comprehensive and collaborative approach, Sauvetage ensures that individuals receiving care are supported with dignity, independence, and safety in their own homes.
Ambulance and Medical Services
Infection Prevention and Control
Ambulance and Medical Services
Our consultants are highly experienced specialists in consultancy and advisory services, with deep expertise in Ambulance and Medical Services. We offer strategic and operational guidance across pre-hospital care systems, underpinned by strong leadership and management capabilities. With decades of experience in clinical governance, workf
Our consultants are highly experienced specialists in consultancy and advisory services, with deep expertise in Ambulance and Medical Services. We offer strategic and operational guidance across pre-hospital care systems, underpinned by strong leadership and management capabilities. With decades of experience in clinical governance, workforce development, and emergency response planning, we support both public and private sector clients to enhance service delivery and improve patient outcomes. Our team has also successfully delivered major government contracts, including Defence and Policing agencies, and has provided embedded medical professionals to support mission-critical operations.
Infection Prevention and Control
Infection Prevention and Control
Infection Prevention and Control
Our Consultants possess extensive expertise in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), with both international and national experience spanning high-risk and complex healthcare environments. Internationally, Sauvetage has worked with leading global health organisations including the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Centres for Dise
Our Consultants possess extensive expertise in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), with both international and national experience spanning high-risk and complex healthcare environments. Internationally, Sauvetage has worked with leading global health organisations including the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), contributing to emergency response efforts during the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and supporting infection control strategies in low-resource settings such as Papua New Guinea during the HIV crisis. Nationally, Sauvetage has played a vital role in Australia’s COVID-19 pandemic response, leading IPC initiatives across aged care and clinical settings, ensuring compliance with the NSQHS Standards and Aged Care Quality Standards. Our work consistently aligns with quality systems, combining clinical precision with operational excellence to deliver safe, evidence-based infection control outcomes across diverse healthcare sectors.
Quality Improvement
Infection Prevention and Control
Infection Prevention and Control
Sauvetage brings extensive expertise in quality improvement systems across aged care, hospitals and healthcare, and disability services, with a strong foundation in achieving and maintaining third-party credentials, including ISO 9001:2015 certification. The team is highly skilled in designing, implementing, and reviewing integrated quali
Sauvetage brings extensive expertise in quality improvement systems across aged care, hospitals and healthcare, and disability services, with a strong foundation in achieving and maintaining third-party credentials, including ISO 9001:2015 certification. The team is highly skilled in designing, implementing, and reviewing integrated quality management frameworks that align with sector-specific standards such as the Aged Care Quality Standards, the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards, and the NDIS Practice Standards. Sauvetage supports organisations to enhance clinical governance, risk management, consumer engagement, and continuous improvement processes. Our approach ensures compliance while driving measurable improvements in safety, service delivery, and operational effectiveness.
About Sauvetage
Our Philosophy
At Sauvetage, we are dedicated to enhancing outcomes across some of the most vital community sectors, Health and Hospitals, Ambulance and Emergency Services, Human Services, and Aged Care. As a trusted provider of professional services, strategic consultation, and independent advice, we support organisations navigating complex regulatory environments, operational challenges, and sector-wide reforms in Australia and internationally.
With experience in both public and private domains, our team offers pragmatic, evidence-informed solutions that align with contemporary standards and best practices. Whether it is strengthening clinical governance in hospitals, advancing integrated models in emergency care, improving systems for vulnerable communities, or driving innovation in aged care service delivery, Sauvetage delivers insight with integrity.
Our clients rely on us for our independent perspective, confidentiality, and track record of results. We engage collaboratively, listening carefully, tailoring approaches to each organisation’s unique context, and empowering leadership teams with the clarity and tools to make informed decisions.
At Sauvetage, we don’t just advise. We partner for impact.
The Team
Dr Peter Mangles
Dr Peter Mangles is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Sauvetage, with over 30 years of international experience in healthcare, hospital systems, ambulance and emergency services, human services, and aged care. As a Registered Nurse and Paramedic with postgraduate qualifications in Management, Leadership, and Education, he has held senior executive and board roles across Australia, the UK, Norway, Singapore, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Middle East. Dr Mangles is known for his strategic insight and ethical leadership, having served as CEO and Director in tertiary hospitals and complex service organizations, including aged care, disability, and mental health. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Chartered Manager (UK), and a Certified Practicing Manager (IML ANZ).
Through Sauvetage, Dr Mangles delivers independent, evidence-based advice and professional services to healthcare and human services organisations seeking transformation and sustainability. His expertise in regulatory compliance, clinical governance, organisational performance, and workforce development enables clients to achieve excellence in service delivery. With a global perspective and deep local understanding, he leads Sauvetage in supporting clients with tailored solutions that empower people, safeguard reputations, and improve outcomes across the health, emergency, and aged care sectors.
Mrs Annette Mangles
Mrs Annette Mangles brings over 30 years of clinical and infection prevention and control expertise to Sauvetage, having led public health responses in some of the most challenging global environments. She played a key role during the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, working with the CDC and WHO to implement infection control protocols and frontline training. In Australia, she supported the COVID-19 pandemic response through rigorous outbreak management and IPC strategies. Her international contributions also include leading HIV prevention and care programs in Papua New Guinea, addressing both clinical and community needs with cultural awareness and evidence-based practice.
Annette’s leadership extends to quality systems and governance, where she has guided healthcare and aged care organizations through ISO 9001 accreditation, NSQHS compliance, and the Aged Care Quality Standards. Her work ensures high standards of safety, system integrity, and clinical excellence. With deep expertise in infection control, crisis response, and quality assurance, Mrs Mangles delivers resilient, standards-driven solutions across healthcare, aged care, and emergency settings.
A global approach to health and human services demands more than just knowledge, it requires cultural humility, cross-border collaboration, and the courage to lead with empathy in every context
Dr Peter Mangles
A Global Approach
At Sauvetage, we bring a truly global perspective to our work, shaped by the diverse international experiences of our team members who have operated across a wide range of healthcare, humanitarian, and emergency service environments. Our professionals have held senior leadership and governance roles in complex health systems across the United Kingdom, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Middle East, and Africa, providing strategic direction and operational oversight in both government and non-government sectors. From leading clinical and public health responses during crises such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, to managing infectious disease programs in Papua New Guinea and collaborating with global agencies like the CDC and WHO, our team has consistently demonstrated adaptability, resilience, and excellence in high-pressure international contexts. This global engagement informs our culturally responsive, evidence-based approach to consulting, ensuring that we deliver innovative, context-specific solutions to healthcare, aged care, and emergency services organisations worldwide.