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I AM: Identifying and Addressing Malnutrition

2021. 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.

Tags: Nutrition

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/i-am

Kids – Who Cares? Navigating Paediatric Admission from Emergency

2022. 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.

Tags: Paediatric, Patient flow

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/kids-who-cares

MediREACH: Improving Medication Safety for Patients

2021. Murrumbidgee Local Health District developed a process to ensure all patients have a best possible medication history recorded on admission to hospital.

Tags: Patient safety, Medication

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/medireach

Paediatric Access Support Service (PASS)

2019. 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 staff experience.

Tags: Paediatric, Integrated care, Patient flow

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/pass

Clinical Patient Flow Rounds

2019. This program evaluates and re-invents St Vincent's Hospital’s weekly rapid discharge rounds model. This is carried out by introducing ward-level clinical leads and creating better documentation around discharge plans. The goal is to improve safe

Tags: Length of stay, Patient flow

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/clinical-patient-flow-rounds

STAT MH: Safe, Timely Access to Mental Health

2017. 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, new care coordination and discharge process, new patient flow and

Tags: Mental health, Patient flow, Length of stay

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/stat-mh

Totally Hip (and Knee)

2017. 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 implemented, including preoperative assessments, patient

Tags: Surgery, Length of stay

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/totally-hip

Mirrabrook: A Truly Smoke Free Mental Health Inpatient Unit

2021. 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 monitoring.

Local health district award

Tags: Mental health, Alcohol and other drugs

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/mirrabrook

The Smallest Things Can Make the Biggest Difference

2018. Broken Hill Health Service in Far West Local Health District implemented the person-centred sunflower tool, to improve communication and build a rapport between staff, patients and carers.

Tags: Consumer engagement, Aged health

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/smallest-things

The SIMPLE Project: A Sustainable Inventory Management Process for Lean Environments

2021. 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.

Tags: Efficiency, Patient safety

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/simple-project