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The BONE Project: Building Orthopaedic Network Excellence

2020. 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 access and better experiences for staff

Tags: Allied health

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

Know Before You Go: Transforming Surgical Access

2022. This project is improving the pre-admissions clinic process for elective joint replacement patients at The Sutherland Hospital.

Tags: Surgery, Patient flow

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/know-before-you-go

Improving triage agreement between shoulder surgeons and physiotherapists

2026. Examining independent triage agreement between physiotherapists and surgeons.

Tags: Surgery, Musculoskeletal

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/triage-shoulder-surgeons-and-physiotherapists

UNITE – Remodelling Blacktown Mt Druitt Hospitals Fracture Clinic

2024. This project looks to optimise and streamline care within the Blacktown Mount Druitt Hospital's Fracture Clinic.

Tags: Efficiency

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

We can’t prevent falls! A myth-busting falls prevention initiative in Wagga Wagga and Gundagai

2018. 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 and safety of patient care by reducing the number of falls,

Tags: Falls

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/we-cant-prevent-falls

Joint replacement same-day discharge

2025. The program optimises patients preoperatively in collaboration with OACCPs, identifying those suitable for a day-only surgery model.

Rural Innovation Award

Tags: Surgery, Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/joint-replacement-same-day-discharge

Feeling Hip Again: Gold Standard Care for Hip Fracture Patients at St Vincent's Hospital

2020. 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 experience and staff satisfaction.

Tags: Length of stay, Falls

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

The Holy Grail: Perioperative care for the frail

2021. 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 co-designed and are currently being implemented to allow a systematic

Tags: Surgery, Aged health

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/the-holy-grail

The imPACt project

2024. The imPACt project aims to achieve integrated and streamlined care for patients on their pre-operative journey.

Tags: Surgery

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

Optimisation of operative services

2025. A project team from Maitland Hospital is working to realign surgical access with patient demand.

Tags: Patient flow, Surgery

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/reducing-unplanned-overdue-surgery