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Innovation Award
Optimising Medication Reconciliation within Electronic Medication Systems
Blacktown Hospital improved the quality of medication reconciliation by developing a new medication reconciliation form, delivering training to staff and conducting interviews with patients within 24 hours of admission.
Added: 8 September 2017 | Last updated: 8 November 2021
Improving the Critical Care Advisory Service
Western NSW Local Health District enhanced its Critical Care Advisory Service by conducting an audit, delivering staff education, streamlining clinical pathways and improving the patient experience.
Added: 6 June 2018 | Last updated: 14 May 2021
Enhancing Remote Physiotherapy Services for Consistent Patient Care
Hay Physiotherapy Service implemented a telehealth model of care for appropriate patients, to better manage its waiting list and allow patients across vast geographical regions to access physiotherapy services in...
Added: 6 April 2017 | Last updated: 14 May 2021
Yhunger: healthy living skills for at-risk young people
Yhunger has developed educational resources and training workshops for youth workers that focus on ‘hands on’ skills development with young people.
Added: 15 July 2015 | Last updated: 22 April 2021
Working Together to Stop Violence
Mid North Coast Local Health District developed a comprehensive staff training program on domestic and family violence, to better understand violence prevention and create a safer, more respectful workplace.
Added: 29 May 2018 | Last updated: 22 April 2021
Mali Marambir Ngurang Lachlan: To Make Better Place Lachlan
Lachlan Health Service incorporated Wiradjuri language and culture into the redevelopment of Forbes and Parkes hospitals, including Wiradjuri gugaa (goanna) totem designs on the main entry doors and Wiradjuri signage...
Added: 13 March 2017 | Last updated: 21 April 2021
Intangible Storytelling Project
A multimedia project which tells the stories of inspirational carers and the vital role they play in the community.
Added: 27 August 2015 | Last updated: 21 April 2021
Innovation in Colonoscopy Services: Direct Access Colonoscopy Clinic
Summary The Direct Access Colonoscopy Clinic (DACC) is an innovative nurse-led clinic that fast tracks people with a positive faecal occult blood test who meet set clinical criteria through to...
Added: 18 December 2018 | Last updated: 21 April 2021
Community Eye Care in Western Sydney
Community Eye Care (C-EYE-C) improved access to ophthalmology services for patients in Western Sydney, by partnering with local optometrists to conduct standardised examinations, which were then reviewed remotely by hospital...
Added: 11 July 2018 | Last updated: 20 April 2021
Burn Scar Management with Ablative Fractional Laser Resurfacing
Concord Repatriation General Hospital has one of the largest and most extensive prospective databases on burn patients treated with ablative fractional CO2 laser to date. It focuses on both objective...
Added: 26 April 2018 | Last updated: 20 April 2021
Mirrabrook: A Truly Smoke Free Mental Health Inpatient Unit
Mirrabrook Mental Health Unit introduced a new policy to help nicotine-dependent consumers quit smoking during their inpatient stay. It was supported by staff training, nicotine replacement therapy and carbon monoxide...
Added: 29 May 2017 | Last updated: 8 April 2021
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
Grow Our Own: Creating a Sustainable Midwifery Workforce in Rural and Remote Areas
The need for a skilled midwifery workforce is ever increasing within rural and remote Australia. The ‘Grow our Own’ initiative had three goals: to increase the number of midwives within...
Added: 15 November 2018 | Last updated: 30 November 2018
Equal Access for the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
The appointment booking process for clients accessing the Fairfield Orthopaedic Hip and Knee Service was modified to enable the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) population greater access to the service.
Added: 19 October 2018 | Last updated: 20 November 2018
Innovative Service Delivery Model
Western Sydney Local Health Districtestablished a Mental Health Acute Assessment Team at Cumberland Hospital. The service responds to relevant Triple Zero calls via a dispatch system, using dedicated paramedics and...
Added: 28 May 2018 | Last updated: 22 June 2018
Bridging Cultures
Mid North Coast Local Health District empowered Aboriginal patients to manage their own health care, by providing education, information on services, self-management strategies, culturally-sensitive care and links to community health...
Added: 25 May 2018 | Last updated: 11 June 2018