Wollongong Hospital established a consultant-led pre-anaesthetic clinic for women with high-risk pregnancies. It ensures women are supported during their pregnancy and delivery, and clinicians are prepared for any medical issues that may arise.

The Electronic Patient Journey Board is a highly visible interactive touch screen, able to feed data directly from the electronic medical record and patient administration system. It is designed to facilitate multidisciplinary handover meetings with information displayed in a highly visual medium with graphic icons and colour schemes to discretely share clinical, financial and demographic information.

After the successful implementation of quality improvement projects, the technology utilisation rate (intensity-modulated radiotherapy and volumetric modulated arc therapy) rose to over 70% in 2020, compared to below 22% in 2017 and stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy treatment is now available at Central West Cancer Care Centre, Orange.

The group activity program was expanded and used evidence based practice to inform the content and structure of the program. The new program includes tai chi and yoga, social and cognitive stimulus activities including afternoon tea, an outdoor/community access group, an indoor walking group, a standing exercise group and interactive games

Building an inclusive work culture from the ground up: Essentials of Care (EOC) in the new Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit at Sutherland Hospital, NSW. The Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (MHRU) is a 20 bed declared facility. As a new team and unit, a great opportunity existed to build a positive work culture and practices from 'the ground up' and the staff were unified in their enthusiasm to provide recovery-oriented care and interventions. The multidisciplinary team used the Essentials of Care...