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Emergency Care
Lower Hunter Sector Hospital in the Home Clinical Redesign
This project is making meaningful change to the Hospital in the Home (HITH) service in the Lower Hunter Sector to improve service delivery and increase overall staff satisfaction.
Added: 26 October 2022 | Last updated: 24 November 2022
Kids – Who Cares? Navigating Paediatric Admission from Emergency
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.
Added: 4 November 2022 | Last updated: 24 November 2022
Look, Listen, Feel: Reducing Seclusion and Restraint
Seclusion and restraint are increasingly common interventions used within emergency departments. Reducing the use of these practices is vital to improving the quality of mental health care patients and their...
Added: 11 April 2022 | Last updated: 28 April 2022
VIP Project: Reducing Re-presentations and Readmissions to Hospital for Very Intensive Patients
The VIP project developed a strategy to identify Very Intensive Patients (VIPs) who are at high risk of re-presenting to hospital and implemented methods to address their medical and psycho-social...
Added: 18 December 2015 | Last updated: 8 November 2021
Southcare Outreach Service (SOS)
The Southcare Outreach Service is a new model of care that delivers a rapid response, multidisciplinary team to clients aged over 65 years in their home to prevent presentations to...
Added: 19 February 2016 | Last updated: 28 October 2021
Stay'n Deadly & Stay'n In: Reducing Incomplete Treatment
Stay'n Deadly & Stay'n In is providing Aboriginal patients with quick and timely access to treatment whilst allowing them to engage in further treatment that is convenient for them, if...
Added: 5 November 2020 | Last updated: 27 May 2021
Less time in ED: zero tolerance for patients with emergency department stays of more than 24 hours
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is working to improve patient and staff safety, and the overall experience in the emergency department. The focus is on eliminating extended lengths of stay in...
Added: 26 August 2019 | Last updated: 27 May 2021
The Sexual Assault Crisis Response Project
The Violence, Abuse and Neglect Service developed integrated and cost-effective solutions to support clients who present to the emergency department at Wollongong Hospital following a sexual assault.
Added: 15 August 2017 | Last updated: 19 May 2021
Proactive Escalation Planning to Resolve Demand
Belmont Hospital introduced a 24-hour escalation plan and daily emergency report, to help emergency department staff manage periods of high demand, without reducing the quality or timeliness of patient care.
Added: 19 May 2017 | Last updated: 19 May 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
Improved Comprehensive Service for Adolescents who Re-present to the Emergency Department
This project has two objectives. Firstly, it is designed to improve the mental health service for adolescents who present to Lismore Base Hospital’s emergency department. Secondly, it is designed to...
Added: 22 April 2020 | Last updated: 14 May 2021
Addressing Domestic Violence
This project has been designed to improve the response that people who experiencing domestic violence receive when they access services from Lismore Base Hospital. It is multifaceted and includes improving...
Added: 15 April 2021 | Last updated: 30 April 2021
Microscope Camera as a Tool in Digital Morphology
The project used a microscope camera to reduce the turnaround time of morphology results reporting for critical patients presenting afterhours to the emergency department.
Added: 12 April 2021 | Last updated: 29 April 2021
Winter, Spring, Summer and Falls in NSW Ambulance
NSW Ambulance introduced a falls package to address the year-round problem of falls in people aged 65 and over in the community. It incorporated a new falls risk assessment, protocol,...
Added: 2 May 2018 | Last updated: 22 April 2021
Don’t fall for it, follow the steps!
Post falls assessments are attended by nurses after patients have a fall in the St George Hospital emergency department.
Added: 16 September 2019 | Last updated: 20 April 2021
Mental Health 4 Uplift
A project which aims to improve access to care for mental health patients by reducing their length of stay in the emergency department (ED) and reducing barriers to discharge from...
Added: 15 December 2020 | Last updated: 15 April 2021
Optimising Screening and Isolation for Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales
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...
Added: 18 August 2020 | Last updated: 3 September 2020
Improving management of dental trauma in the emergency department
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.
Added: 10 September 2019 | Last updated: 25 September 2019
Healthy ED Healthy Hospital
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.
Added: 26 August 2019 | Last updated: 29 August 2019
EvE - Emergency vs Emergency (Surgery)
Westmead Hospital Division of Surgery and Anaesthetics is implementing a number of solutions to improve the surgical journey for Category 5 and 6 emergency patients. The project includes the development...
Added: 7 May 2019 | Last updated: 9 May 2019
Increasing Access and Efficiency of the Medical Imaging Department’s Service for Emergency Patients
This project improves the median turnaround time for emergency department patients receiving scans at Royal North Shore Hospital.
Added: 24 April 2019 | Last updated: 9 May 2019
Environmental Cleaning of Ambulances
To reduce the risk of healthcare associated infections in NSW Ambulance. This will provide safer care for patients and improve the working environment for paramedics.
Added: 7 December 2018 | Last updated: 13 December 2018
Clinical History on Emergency X-Ray Referrals
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...
Added: 17 September 2018 | Last updated: 1 October 2018
Flow of Emergency Theatre Cases at Hornsby
This project will improve the safety and efficiency of the emergency surgical patient journey.
Added: 17 September 2018 | Last updated: 1 October 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
On Time, Every Time for People with Parkinson’s
To ensure 75 per cent of PD patients at Coffs Clinical Network are identified within four hours of admission, receive medications on time and have a carer who is satisfied...
Added: 9 May 2018 | Last updated: 28 May 2018
Complex Care Coordination in NSW Emergency Departments
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...
Added: 23 April 2018 | Last updated: 8 May 2018
Reviewing Ambulance Dispatcher Administrative Responsibilities
This project is looking at opportunities to streamline and integrate the administrative duties of ambulance dispatchers, to increase the amount of time they have available to deliver care to people...
Added: 29 March 2018 | Last updated: 3 May 2018
Detecting Delirium in the Emergency Department
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...
Added: 14 February 2018 | Last updated: 1 March 2018
Transit Lounge Remodel
Royal North Shore Hospital designed and implemented an efficient, patient-centred model of care in the transit lounge, which improved patient flow and satisfaction.
Added: 28 November 2017 | Last updated: 15 December 2017
It Takes Two
It Takes Two was designed to educate nursing staff and managers on NSW Health and local policies regarding medication handling, with the aim of improving patient safety in the emergency...
Added: 27 October 2017 | Last updated: 10 November 2017
Police Ambulance Early Access to Mental Health Assessment via Telehealth
HNELHD provided iPads to police and ambulance staff, so they can access mental health triage and support for consumers at the scene of the emergency.
Added: 15 August 2017 | Last updated: 25 August 2017
Nambucca Valley Specialist Wound Intervention Service
This project improved access to community wound clinics, so patients who have or are at risk of wounds can consistently receive best practice care in a timely manner.
Added: 18 August 2017 | Last updated: 25 August 2017