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Bright lights for kids: Digital interactive playground

2023. The ‘Bright lights for kids’ project provides an interactive digital playground that aligns with infection control requirements in the current healthcare climate.

Tags: Paediatric

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/bright-lights-for-kids-digital-interactive-playground

Clinical History on Emergency X-Ray Referrals

2018. Incomplete clinical history information on emergency x-ray referrals can lead to insufficient imaging, missed pathologies, longer time spent in emergency and higher radiation doses. This project aims to ensure that a concise clinical history is

Tags: Referral, Radiology

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/clinical-history

Detecting Delirium in the Emergency Department

2018. Belmont District Hospital implemented an education package for nursing staff, to improve the use of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) screening tool in the emergency department (ED). The CAM tool is an affordable and easy way to dramatically

Tags: Mental health, Aged health

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/detecting-delirium-in-ed

Optimising Screening and Isolation for Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales

2020. Screening for carbapenemase-producing enterobacterales (CPE) and isolation in single rooms while awaiting test results is recommended for hospitalised patients who are at risk of CPE carriage. However, single rooms are limited in hospitals and

Tags: Length of stay, Patient flow

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/optimising-screening-cpe

Complex Care Coordination in NSW Emergency Departments

2018. Royal North Shore Hospital is developing a clinical pathway for people who frequently present to hospital emergency departments with chronic pain and complex conditions, which will be rolled out across the state following evaluation of the pilot

Tags: Integrated care

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/complex-care-coordination

Innovation in sepsis education: an escape room model

2023. The sepsis escape room is a timed, interactive game where teams of clinicians work together to solve puzzles with a focus on improving compliance with the Adult Sepsis Pathway.

Tags: Capability building

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/innovation-in-sepsis-education-an-escape-room-model

Transit Lounge Remodel

2017. Royal North Shore Hospital designed and implemented an efficient, patient-centred model of care in the transit lounge, which improved patient flow and satisfaction.

Tags: Efficiency

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/transit-lounge-remodel

Orange Health Service Emergency Department staff support dogs

2023. This staff wellbeing project looks to support staff working within the Orange Health Service Emergency Department, through the use of staff support dogs.

Tags: Staff experience

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/orange-health-service-emergency-department-staff-support-dogs

Improving management of dental trauma in the emergency department

2019. This project will provide a structured clinical and oral health referral pathway in the emergency department of Sutherland Hospital, for the first aid management of dental trauma.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/improving-management-of-dental-trauma

Healthy ED Healthy Hospital

2019. 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.

Tags: Length of stay, Patient flow

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/healthy-ed-healthy-hospital