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GPCanShare: Enhancing Cancer Management in Primary Care
A shared model of care that aims to include general practitioners within the multidisciplinary team across all areas of the colorectal cancer patient journey.
Added: 31 October 2022 | Last updated: 24 November 2022
Caring in a Crisis: Social Work On Call
The project focuses on the Social Work On Call service to ensure that it is effective and efficient to meet the increasing community needs such as domestic and family violence...
Added: 4 November 2022 | Last updated: 24 November 2022
Lower Hunter Sector Hospital in the Home Clinical Redesign
This project is making meaningful change to the Hospital in the Home (HITH) service in the Lower Hunter Sector to improve service delivery and increase overall staff satisfaction.
Added: 26 October 2022 | Last updated: 24 November 2022
Improving Medication Administration in Custody
The Improving Medication Administration in Custody project improves the medication administration process for people in custody in NSW public correctional facilities.
Added: 31 October 2022 | Last updated: 24 November 2022
Know Before You Go: Transforming Surgical Access
This project is improving the pre-admissions clinic process for elective joint replacement patients at The Sutherland Hospital.
Added: 28 October 2022 | Last updated: 24 November 2022
Kids – Who Cares? Navigating Paediatric Admission from Emergency
This project aims to reduce the time children spend in Gosford Hospital emergency department once the decision to admit to the paediatric inpatient unit is made.
Added: 4 November 2022 | Last updated: 24 November 2022
Creating an ideal pregnancy journey
This virtual model of care provides another option for women to access care in pregnancy.
Added: 31 March 2022 | Last updated: 28 April 2022
Transitional Aged Care Program Redesign
This project sought to improve the effectiveness of the Transitional Aged Care Program by unifying and clarifying the governance and underlying philosophy across all teams, improving communication, building case management...
Added: 21 April 2022 | Last updated: 28 April 2022
Slide into Headspace DMs - Demand Management Strategy
This project considered issues contributing to long wait times and implemented service-wide interventions to enhance access to mental health support services for young people.
Added: 21 April 2022 | Last updated: 28 April 2022
Look, Listen, Feel: Reducing Seclusion and Restraint
Seclusion and restraint are increasingly common interventions used within emergency departments. Reducing the use of these practices is vital to improving the quality of mental health care patients and their...
Added: 11 April 2022 | Last updated: 28 April 2022
What Heals You?
This project is focused on improving the outcomes of people who attend the high risk foot services in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District. It is an approach that improves...
Added: 25 November 2021 | Last updated: 10 December 2021
Munchkin Right In: Access to paediatric magnetic resonance imaging
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead is streamlining the referral, triage and booking processes to ensure timely access to magnetic resonance imaging scans for paediatric patients. The project aims to positively...
Added: 19 November 2021 | Last updated: 9 December 2021
The Holy Grail: Perioperative care for the frail
This project seeks to screen all patients on the elective surgical waitlist for frailty and optimise the health of those who are frail prior to their surgery. Five solutions were...
Added: 16 November 2021 | Last updated: 9 December 2021
Redesign capacity enhancement project
Improving the way the Western NSW Local Health District provides support for staff completing improvement, redesign or innovation to improve patient care outcomes.
Added: 17 November 2021 | Last updated: 9 December 2021
Creating Healthy Tomorrows: A Care Pathway for the Future
Our project identified our patients are worried about access to, and the quality of, care they receive. Our staff want to work collaboratively and partner with patients to provide timely,...
Added: 15 November 2021 | Last updated: 9 December 2021
A Sigh of Relief: Improving access to pulmonary rehabilitation
Lismore Base Hospital and Richmond Community and Allied Health have implemented new processes to assist individuals to access and complete pulmonary rehabilitation services following hospital admission for chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Added: 19 November 2021 | Last updated: 9 December 2021
Far West Local Health District’s Improve, Enhance and Supplement Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Outcomes Project
This project targets prevention in potentially preventable hospitalisations for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and strengthens an integrated care model for the management of the disease.
Added: 5 November 2021 | Last updated: 9 December 2021
VIP Project: Reducing Re-presentations and Readmissions to Hospital for Very Intensive Patients
The VIP project developed a strategy to identify Very Intensive Patients (VIPs) who are at high risk of re-presenting to hospital and implemented methods to address their medical and psycho-social...
Added: 18 December 2015 | Last updated: 8 November 2021
The SIMPLE Project: A Sustainable Inventory Management Process for Lean Environments
Sutherland Hospital implemented a new procurement process, to provide staff with efficient access to products that deliver safe patient care in the right place, at the right time.
Added: 27 November 2017 | Last updated: 8 November 2021
Sterilising and Perioperative Clinical Redesign
The project team identified an opportunity to enhance the patient experience at Concord Hospital by increasing operational efficiency between the sterilising department and operating theatres. Following a review, a range...
Added: 20 August 2018 | Last updated: 8 November 2021
Building Bridges and Pathways: Improving Service Access for Young People
This project involved six mental health services working together to improve communication and referral pathways, so that young people receive the care they need as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Added: 2 December 2016 | Last updated: 8 November 2021
Breaking Down Barriers: Improving Access to Paediatric Rehabilitation
This project implemented changes to improve the transfer of care from John Hunter Children’s Hospital to HNEkidsRehab, for paediatric patients who need specialist rehabilitation care.
Added: 18 April 2018 | Last updated: 21 October 2021
Storks
Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network in partnership with HealthShare NSW is developing a standardised service delivery model for the safe, timely and efficient transport of newborn babies to appointments and back,...
Added: 24 April 2018 | Last updated: 9 June 2021
Collaborative Care Outreach for Residential Aged Care Facilities
The ‘A Collaborative Care Outreach for Residential Aged Care Facilities in SLHD’ (ACCORD) project aims to deliver improvements in clinical leadership, education, processes and connections between the Access Care Team...
Added: 24 April 2018 | Last updated: 2 June 2021
Stay'n Deadly & Stay'n In: Reducing Incomplete Treatment
Stay'n Deadly & Stay'n In is providing Aboriginal patients with quick and timely access to treatment whilst allowing them to engage in further treatment that is convenient for them, if...
Added: 5 November 2020 | Last updated: 27 May 2021
Less time in ED: zero tolerance for patients with emergency department stays of more than 24 hours
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is working to improve patient and staff safety, and the overall experience in the emergency department. The focus is on eliminating extended lengths of stay in...
Added: 26 August 2019 | Last updated: 27 May 2021
Identifying and Managing Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anaemia
MLHD identified an alternative option for iron replacement therapy and developed guidelines to deliver it in the community setting where clinically indicated, in collaboration with patients and carers.
Added: 16 August 2017 | Last updated: 27 May 2021
The Sexual Assault Crisis Response Project
The Violence, Abuse and Neglect Service developed integrated and cost-effective solutions to support clients who present to the emergency department at Wollongong Hospital following a sexual assault.
Added: 15 August 2017 | Last updated: 19 May 2021
Partners in Care
This project supports staff who are trained in health coaching but are not providing it to patients on a regular basis. It also introduced an evaluation framework to continually assess...
Added: 24 April 2018 | Last updated: 14 May 2021
Taking ‘Baby Steps’ towards starting pregnancy care sooner
Five key solutions, targeting referral, bookings management and care delivery were co- designed with consumers with the aim of improving access and increasing the number of women commencing specialised antenatal...
Added: 5 November 2020 | Last updated: 7 May 2021
Redesigning Services for Aboriginal Mothers and Children
This project examined the patient journey for Aboriginal families accessing maternal and early childhood services within CCLHD. It identified opportunities for improving access to care, cultural support, patient information and...
Added: 15 August 2017 | Last updated: 21 April 2021
Pharmaceutical Procurement Proves Prosperous
This project developed a process for the procurement (selection and purchasing) of medications that considered patient benefits, prescriber choice, cost and logistics. This included the development of a Pharmaceutical Procurement...
Added: 14 March 2017 | Last updated: 21 April 2021
Medication Reconciliation: A Prescription for Safety
This project aims to reduce medication errors, by ensuring the patient’s medicines are accurately documented on admission to hospital and any changes are communicated to the patient and carer when...
Added: 15 March 2017 | Last updated: 21 April 2021
MediREACH: Improving Medication Safety for Patients
Murrumbidgee Local Health District developed a process to ensure all patients have a best possible medication history recorded on admission to hospital.
Added: 27 November 2017 | Last updated: 21 April 2021
I AM: Identifying and Addressing Malnutrition
The I AM Project aims to implement a more sustainable and accurate screening process at Prince of Wales Hospital for patients who are malnourished, or at risk of malnutrition.
Added: 7 December 2018 | Last updated: 21 April 2021
End the Wait for Endoscopy at Wollongong Hospital
Wollongong Hospital developed electronic scheduling systems, patient education materials and a clinical review process, to reduce wait times in its Endoscopy Unit.
Added: 24 April 2018 | Last updated: 20 April 2021
Eurobodalla Birthing Partners
This project developed a new model of care, where pregnant women at Eurobodalla Maternity Service were offered a known midwife who was an integral part of their antenatal, birth and...
Added: 16 August 2017 | Last updated: 20 April 2021
Break Down: Improving Secondary Fracture Prevention
While local specialist services are available to help prevent secondary fracture, in the Richmond area, only 10% of those at risk are being assessed. This project will improve identification and...
Added: 20 August 2018 | Last updated: 20 April 2021
Mental Health 4 Uplift
A project which aims to improve access to care for mental health patients by reducing their length of stay in the emergency department (ED) and reducing barriers to discharge from...
Added: 15 December 2020 | Last updated: 15 April 2021
Gut Instinct: Optimising the Colorectal Patient Journey
This project aimed to optimise clinical care and experience provided to Colorectal patients undergoing Bowel Resection (with or without stoma) at RNSH through: - Provision of an intensive preoperative education...
Added: 15 December 2020 | Last updated: 16 December 2020
The Big Wee Problem at Sydney Children’s Hospital Network
This project utilises Clinical Redesign Methodology in a multifaceted approach to prevent post-operative urinary tract infections in our Network.
Added: 15 December 2020 | Last updated: 16 December 2020
The BONE Project: Building Orthopaedic Network Excellence
The Fracture Clinic redesign project commenced to meet the needs of the rapidly growing Orthopaedic outpatient clinic by redesigning the service and building an efficient and sustainable model with improved...
Added: 15 December 2020 | Last updated: 16 December 2020
No buts about it – hospital gown review
This project looked at how the most common hospital gown used in NSW public hospitals could be improved for patients, clinicians and the health system. Patients report that the hospital...
Added: 15 December 2020 | Last updated: 16 December 2020
Network Work Ready
Contribute to a skilled workforce by developing capable and confident graduate nurses.
Added: 15 December 2020 | Last updated: 16 December 2020
Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre (PECC) – The Next Generation
To redesign the Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre (PECC) unit within the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) Mental Health service to provide a more targeted specialised care by April...
Added: 15 December 2020 | Last updated: 16 December 2020
A Brush with Justice
The Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network is implementing six identified solutions to improve access to oral health services for people in custodial and forensic settings across NSW.
Added: 5 November 2020 | Last updated: 12 November 2020
Capacity Leveraging, Earlier Access, Redefining Early Discharge
Capacity Leveraging, Earlier Access, Redefining Early Discharge is a partnership between Justice Health, Forensic Mental Health Network and Corrective Services New South Wales, to develop a joint access strategy to...
Added: 5 November 2020 | Last updated: 12 November 2020
Cataract Service Redesign Project Westmead Hospital
The Westmead Ophthalmology clinic currently has an increased waitlist for an initial cataract assessment appointment. The goal of this project is to reduce the clinic appointment wait time for patients...
Added: 5 November 2020 | Last updated: 12 November 2020
Improving Graythwaite Outcomes (iGO)
The project focused on achieving better outcomes, reduced length of stay and improved experiences for patients admitted to Graythwaite Rehabilitation Centre (GRC), Ryde Hospital.
Added: 5 November 2020 | Last updated: 12 November 2020
Feeling Hip Again: Gold Standard Care for Hip Fracture Patients at St Vincent's Hospital
This project aims to improve the delivery of care to hip fracture patients at St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (SVHS). Standardisation of care processes will lead to improved patient flow, patient...
Added: 5 November 2020 | Last updated: 12 November 2020
Perioperative Project (Project POP)
The aim of the project was to to improve patient and staff experience through better management of surgical activity at Fairfield Hospital by December 2020.
Added: 5 November 2020 | Last updated: 12 November 2020
Transition to Recovery
Feedback from the Mental Health Service consumer experience and staff surveys indicate that patients are leaving inpatient services with limited understanding of their goals for post-discharge care, and community mental...
Added: 9 December 2019 | Last updated: 12 December 2019
Collect ME@Home
This project will improve the NSW Health Pathology Nepean Home Collection Service. This is in response to an anticipated increase in service demands as a result of the redevelopment of...
Added: 2 December 2019 | Last updated: 12 December 2019
Redesigning mid-meal safety, nutritional accuracy and compliance, knowledge and satisfaction (SNACKS)
This project looks at how the tea-run to adult patients at Westmead Hospital in three wards can be improved to meet the nutritional and individual dietary needs of patients.
Added: 2 December 2019 | Last updated: 12 December 2019
Employee wraparound: integrated holistic management of employee workplace matters
NSW Ambulance wants to improve and simplify the management of workplace issues, which can improve outcomes for staff. The goal is to provide a more informed, responsive and employee-focused support...
Added: 3 December 2019 | Last updated: 12 December 2019
Improving access to medication review in high risk inpatients
The Prince of Wales Hospital is redesigning its clinical pharmacist services to prioritise medication review for inpatients most at risk of medication harm and ensure appropriate documentation of medication reviews.
Added: 3 December 2019 | Last updated: 12 December 2019
MEtabolic MOnitoring Whole Health in Mind
Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network identified inconsistent metabolic monitoring as a patient safety risk, and resourced a project team to address this issue. Patients prescribed psychotropic medications are...
Added: 29 November 2019 | Last updated: 12 December 2019
Opioid treatment options
Clarence Valley Opioid Treatment Service will provide patients with responsive and coordinated care supporting long term change and reconnection to the community.
Added: 2 December 2019 | Last updated: 12 December 2019
Eyes Open: Improving service delivery for the Royal North Shore Hospital ophthalmology service
The ophthalmology service delivers excellent ophthalmic care, however, patient and staff feedback demonstrate that the service delivers a poor patient and staff experience. This project focused on identifying opportunities for...
Added: 6 May 2019 | Last updated: 9 October 2019
Dealing with the hard stuff: Southern NSW drug and alcohol clinical redesign project
Southern NSW Local Health District Drug and Alcohol services are aiming to improve the client experiences of D&A service provision with a focus on timely access, evidence-based treatment and pathways...
Added: 26 August 2019 | Last updated: 29 August 2019
Making the difference – going beyond respect
This project explored how to enable Aboriginal patients to connect, or stay connected, with their culture throughout their journey in the Forensic Mental Health Hospital.
Added: 26 August 2019 | Last updated: 29 August 2019
Karitane redesign intake systems project
This project aims to streamline the intake process to improve equitable and timely access for referred families.
Added: 26 August 2019 | Last updated: 29 August 2019
From interventional radiology scheduling to safety (Patient FIRSTs)
This project was a complete redesign of interventional radiology processes. This includes improving: scheduling practices, protocolling practices, patient experience, patient information, communication between team, clinical handover.
Added: 26 August 2019 | Last updated: 29 August 2019
Quality control under the microscope
To provide a statewide quality control approach that delivers more timely and reliable diagnostic test results to assist in improving patient care by December 2020.
Added: 26 August 2019 | Last updated: 29 August 2019
Healthy ED Healthy Hospital
The Healthy ED Healthy Hospital project aimed to improve safe and timely emergency care within an agreed timeframe in a bid to improve patient safety and outcomes.
Added: 26 August 2019 | Last updated: 29 August 2019
Paediatric Access Support Service (PASS)
The Paediatric Access Support Service (PASS) aims to transfer patients to and from Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network inpatient settings efficiently. This would reduce associated workload, and improve the patient and...
Added: 28 August 2019 | Last updated: 29 August 2019
Saving lives in the morgue: forensic medicine social work
The forensic medicine social work service is being redesigned for people who are traumatically and suddenly bereaved, so they feel supported and well informed when facing a potentially disempowering and...
Added: 6 May 2019 | Last updated: 9 May 2019
EvE - Emergency vs Emergency (Surgery)
Westmead Hospital Division of Surgery and Anaesthetics is implementing a number of solutions to improve the surgical journey for Category 5 and 6 emergency patients. The project includes the development...
Added: 7 May 2019 | Last updated: 9 May 2019
Integrating care for frequent service users in Goulburn
This project brings together the local ambulance service, general practice, hospital emergency department (ED) and community health centre resources to identify and respond to patients who repeatedly use one or...
Added: 6 May 2019 | Last updated: 9 May 2019
Rethinking pathology testing in the ICU - arterial blood gas
To understand current ordering practices within the intensive care unit, specifically: who initiates arterial blood gas sampling; what are the clinical indications; when are these investigations performed; how many investigations...
Added: 3 May 2019 | Last updated: 9 May 2019
Creating an integrated and responsive community acute care mental health service: to improve the quality of consumer outcomes
Mental health community services should provide an integrated and comprehensive recovery service for consumers. However, services have operated in silos over previous years, which can result in a fragmented consumer...
Added: 6 May 2019 | Last updated: 9 May 2019
Ten to one: FASS Lidcombe sample receipt redesign project
To simplify and consolidate the receipt process for criminalistics and toxicology samples at the Forensic and Analytical Science Service, Lidcombe by improving efficiency, streamlining service delivery and enhancing the stakeholder...
Added: 6 May 2019 | Last updated: 9 May 2019
NSWHP flow cytometry model of service
NSWHP flow cytometry services have developed over time, with no coordinated strategic plan to provide optimal care to all patients and service to all doctors throughout NSW. The opportunity of...
Added: 6 May 2019 | Last updated: 9 May 2019
A Joint Effort: patient centred redesign in rheumatology outpatients
This project aims to implement a sustainable and patient centred service for patients attending the rheumatology outpatient clinics at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Added: 24 April 2019 | Last updated: 9 May 2019
Increasing Access and Efficiency of the Medical Imaging Department’s Service for Emergency Patients
This project improves the median turnaround time for emergency department patients receiving scans at Royal North Shore Hospital.
Added: 24 April 2019 | Last updated: 9 May 2019
A piece of your heart: who fits where in your heart failure care?
This project aims to provide proactive care for heart failure patients in the Hunter New England Local Health District. It will support people with heart failure who are transitioning from...
Added: 28 November 2018 | Last updated: 13 December 2018
Implementing and Embedding the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in NSW
This project focuses on designing tools and resources for NSW hospitals to implement the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) in their service.
Added: 10 December 2018 | Last updated: 13 December 2018
ODDS Project: Clinical Consumables
The Ordering, Delivery, Distribution and Storage project at Blacktown Hospital aims to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of consumable stock management practice; this includes imprest and non-stock items.
Added: 19 November 2018 | Last updated: 13 December 2018
Breathe Easy: eliminating unwarranted clinical variation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The Breathe Easy project aims to eliminate varying treatment outcomes and clinical uncertainty for patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, admitted to South East Regional Hospital in Bega.
Added: 20 November 2018 | Last updated: 13 December 2018
Breath of Fresh Air: Paediatric Long Term Ventilation
This project aims to provide a coordinated, equitable and integrated service for children requiring invasive long term ventilation, and their families. It also aims to support the needs of long...
Added: 4 December 2018 | Last updated: 13 December 2018
Engaging Patients as Partners in Care
This project brings together patients, families, carers and healthcare staff to act as partners in care and treatment planning.
Added: 4 December 2018 | Last updated: 13 December 2018
Environmental Cleaning of Ambulances
To reduce the risk of healthcare associated infections in NSW Ambulance. This will provide safer care for patients and improve the working environment for paramedics.
Added: 7 December 2018 | Last updated: 13 December 2018
Improving resident activity levels in the aged care facility on Norfolk Island
We worked closely with the community, staff, residents, and families of those living in the aged care facility on Norfolk Island to address their most pressing issue; the activity levels...
Added: 5 December 2018 | Last updated: 13 December 2018
Keeping our Community Staff Safe
This project aims to improve the identification of clients who may be violent or aggressive towards St Vincent’s Hospital Network staff working in the community.
Added: 19 November 2018 | Last updated: 13 December 2018
Better Cardiac Care for Aboriginal People, Burlu Kirra Kirra/Na
This project aims to improve patient outcomes for Aboriginal people with cardiac conditions in far west NSW, starting with the Broken Hill Catchment Region, by providing access to a cultural...
Added: 19 November 2018 | Last updated: 13 December 2018
A Tooth in Time Saves Nine: Redesigning the Denture Journey
The CCLHD Oral Health Service is improving the provision of denture services. There will be a fairer and more efficient patient journey through the system, improved communication with patients, and...
Added: 20 November 2018 | Last updated: 13 December 2018
Flow of Emergency Theatre Cases at Hornsby
This project will improve the safety and efficiency of the emergency surgical patient journey.
Added: 17 September 2018 | Last updated: 1 October 2018
We’ve Got Your Back – Improving Access to Care
Wait times for patients to see a neurosurgeon at Westmead Hospital were previously as long as 12 months. By using existing clinical resources and identifying waste within the current system,...
Added: 15 August 2018 | Last updated: 30 August 2018
Improving Access to Non-Acute Mental Health Beds
This project creates efficiencies in the provision of non-acute mental health beds across the Northern Sydney Local Health District by improving referral and communication processes and providing a better overall...
Added: 20 August 2018 | Last updated: 30 August 2018
When’s it my turn? The Maitland Hospital Paediatric Ambulatory Care Service
The project focuses on the referral, waitlist and appointment booking processes of the Maitland Hospital Paediatric Ambulatory Care Service to deliver timely, efficient and effective care to children.
Added: 27 August 2018 | Last updated: 30 August 2018
Optimising Pre-operative Patient Blood Management
Wollongong Hospital implemented a program to optimise the pre-operative haemoglobin and iron stores of patients undergoing major elective colorectal, upper gastrointestinal tract and orthopaedic surgery. This will prevent avoidable blood...
Added: 27 August 2018 | Last updated: 30 August 2018
We can’t prevent falls! A myth-busting falls prevention initiative in Wagga Wagga and Gundagai
Falls are a major health issue for older people, and falls prevention is a high priority for the Murrumbidgee Local Health District. This project implemented changes to improve the quality...
Added: 20 August 2018 | Last updated: 30 August 2018
Unlocking Care: Improving Access to GP Services in Adult Correctional Centres
The Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network is implementing six identified solutions to improve access to general practitioner services in correctional centres across NSW.
Added: 22 August 2018 | Last updated: 30 August 2018
Reviewing Ambulance Dispatcher Administrative Responsibilities
This project is looking at opportunities to streamline and integrate the administrative duties of ambulance dispatchers, to increase the amount of time they have available to deliver care to people...
Added: 29 March 2018 | Last updated: 3 May 2018
Preoperative Iron Deficiency Identification and Management
Sydney Local Health District developed a clinical pathway to identify patients who have iron deficiency anaemia. A strategy was implemented to manage identified patients with intravenous iron therapy prior to...
Added: 29 March 2018 | Last updated: 3 May 2018
Westmead Hospital Echocardiography Clinic Redesign
This project aimed to optimise the efficiency and sustainability of the Echocardiography Clinic at Westmead Hospital, by streamlining processes, distributing resources efficiently and delivering better services to the Western Sydney...
Added: 24 April 2018 | Last updated: 3 May 2018
Towards a Better Fit: Defining a Forensic Mental Health Patient
The Forensic Hospital implemented measures to improve the quality and compliance of patient outcome measures collected, including staff education and data feedback sessions, a user-friendly glossary and the development of...
Added: 6 March 2017 | Last updated: 28 April 2018
Get It Together: For People with Multidisciplinary Healthcare Needs in the Community
This project pulls together multidisciplinary teams around their clients, as it has been shown that when people are included in care that is coordinated, they have better health and wellbeing.
Added: 28 November 2017 | Last updated: 15 December 2017
The Hep C Triple C: Care, Coverage and Cure
The JH&FMHN implemented a number of solutions to provide equitable and efficient access to the new curative hepatitis C virus medication in correctional centres across NSW.
Added: 27 November 2017 | Last updated: 15 December 2017
Hit the Ground Running: Improving Access to Pulmonary Rehabilitation
This project aimed to improve access to pulmonary rehabilitation and embed it as standard practice after admission to Coffs Harbour Health Campus for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Added: 27 November 2017 | Last updated: 15 December 2017
Transit Lounge Remodel
Royal North Shore Hospital designed and implemented an efficient, patient-centred model of care in the transit lounge, which improved patient flow and satisfaction.
Added: 28 November 2017 | Last updated: 15 December 2017
Eye Focus
Westmead Hospital developed and implemented a series of policies, protocols and guidelines to better manage referrals from health professionals and improve waiting times in its ophthalmology outpatient clinics.
Added: 15 August 2017 | Last updated: 25 August 2017
Better Flow, Better Journey: Improving Mental Health Acute Care
MNCLHD introduced a number of solutions to improve the flow and patient journey through its Mental Health Acute Care Services.
Added: 23 August 2017 | Last updated: 25 August 2017
Police Ambulance Early Access to Mental Health Assessment via Telehealth
HNELHD provided iPads to police and ambulance staff, so they can access mental health triage and support for consumers at the scene of the emergency.
Added: 15 August 2017 | Last updated: 25 August 2017
Improving Patterns of Care for Oncology Inpatients
This project conducted a review of the care delivered to patients admitted to the oncology and palliative care wards at Westmead Hospital. As a result, changes were implemented that aimed...
Added: 15 August 2017 | Last updated: 25 August 2017
Nambucca Valley Specialist Wound Intervention Service
This project improved access to community wound clinics, so patients who have or are at risk of wounds can consistently receive best practice care in a timely manner.
Added: 18 August 2017 | Last updated: 25 August 2017
Access, Choice and Equity in Community Palliative Care
This project developed a palliative care referral and triage process and education program in SLHD, with a focus on services delivered in the community.
Added: 17 August 2017 | Last updated: 25 August 2017
Redesigning the Orthodontics Journey
This project aims to reduce waiting times and improve the quality of care delivered to orthodontic patients at the Sydney Dental Hospital.
Added: 16 August 2017 | Last updated: 25 August 2017
Reducing 28-day mental health readmissions
The project aims to reduce 28-day mental health readmissions in Western Sydney Local Health District by identifying the key issues which lead to high readmission rates, and to implement targeted...
Added: 26 April 2017 | Last updated: 28 April 2017
Testing Times: Reducing Variation in Pathology Testing
This project identified a number of strategies to reduce pathology costs and clinical variation in the testing process, including enhancements to the patient’s electronic medical record, development of best practice...
Added: 7 April 2017 | Last updated: 28 April 2017
STAT MH: Safe, Timely Access to Mental Health
This project will implement a number of solutions to reduce clinical variability and length of stay in acute adult mental health inpatient units. These include a new model of care,...
Added: 14 March 2017 | Last updated: 28 April 2017
The Grin and Grow Health Pathway
A new model of care was developed to provide preventive oral health care for children and young people in the Out of Home Care Health Pathway Program. The model includes...
Added: 14 March 2017 | Last updated: 28 April 2017
Book It: The Planned Patient Admission Project
This project aims to introduce a transparent Referral for Admission process within Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. A review of existing processes, policies, documentation and support provided to staff...
Added: 26 April 2017 | Last updated: 28 April 2017
Redesign of Maternity Services at Macksville Health Campus
This project introduced a new service, where midwives at Macksville Health Campus deliver pregnancy and postnatal care to women in their home. It involves flexible rostering patterns to maximise existing...
Added: 7 April 2017 | Last updated: 28 April 2017
Totally Hip (and Knee)
This project reviewed the journey of patients undergoing an elective total hip or knee replacement at the Tweed Hospital. In consultation with staff and patients, a range of improvements were...
Added: 6 March 2017 | Last updated: 28 April 2017
Waist Less: Part of the Sustainable Connections for Overweight and Obesity in Paediatrics Project
The Waist Less project aims to improve clinical processes and resources at the CHW, to increase the identification and management of children with obesity and their families. It is part...
Added: 18 April 2017 | Last updated: 28 April 2017
An Innovative Allied Health Approach to Cancer Care Services: Removing the 'Band-Aid Effect'
Nepean Cancer Care Centre (NCCC) was established in 1998, setting up a comprehensive specialised interdisciplinary allied health team to support the care needs of the cancer patients throughout their cancer...
Added: 18 August 2015 | Last updated: 25 August 2015