Did you know that in one year a person will spend just 3-4 hours with health professionals and more than 8000 hours managing their own health? To celebrate Health Literacy month in October, a series of free community workshops were held to support people to take charge of their health in between doctors’ visits. A
The Transfer of Care Referral Supplement is a form located in eMR2 which allows ease of documentation, enhancing safe electronic handover to all of our LHD facilities (this does not exist in FirstNet, therefore only applicable for inpatient discharges or transfers). This new form creates the ability for all Health professionals to attach information to
Audit Results are in for Lismore Base Lismore Base Hospital was recently audited on the Inpatient Management of Diabetes Mellitus (IMDM). The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) performed the audit which captured data from admissions from January 2016 – August 2017. IMDM is one of the clinical initiatives underway as part of Leading Better Value Care (LBVC) and
LBVC UPDATE Chronic Heart failure Ballina – The process mapping workshop has been completed. Patient/ carer interviews being under way to feedback into that workshop. Chronic Heart failure Grafton/ Maclean – The process Mapping workshop has been completed and Solution Design workshop scheduled. Osteoarthritis Chronic Care Program Richmond – The process mapping workshop was held
November 6 @ 6:00 pm – November 10 @ 5:30 pm The Transformers Special Event Series is back for 2017. Don’t miss out on this international learning experience. TRANSFORMERS II is presented in five distinct sessions over three days. Click here to access more information via the NCPHN website. SESSION 1: TRANSFORMING YOUR PRACTICE:
The St Vincent De Paul Society operates Fred’s Place as a daytime homeless care and support service for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in the Tweed Heads region. Current partnerships exist between Fred’s place, the local health district and Kennedy Dve Medical Centre to provide a GP led health clinic once a fortnight.
Leading Better Value Care (LBVC) is a priority initiative of NSW Ministry of Health (MOH), in collaboration with the Agency for Clinical Innovation and the Clinical Excellence Commission for 2017/18. Eight initiatives have been identified for focus across the health system over the next 12 months, encouraging a more collaborative, whole-of-system approach, delivering better value
PRMS Newsletter The PRMs Newsletter is sent out every two months and captures the knowledge, experience and learnings of the PRMs co-design process happening across New South Wales. Highlighting the wonderful work being undertaken, it seeks to enable clinicians and managers to learn from one another. Subscribe to the Patient Reported Measures Newsletter: https://www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au/make-it-happen/prms/resources/newsletter