LHDs and the Sydney Children’s Hospital Specialty Network provide foundational inputs and activities essential for the operation of brain injury specialist rehabilitation programs.
Leadership
Leadership at all levels, providing a strategic and operational direction, and commitment to the values and principles of brain injury specialist rehabilitation.
Adequate funding allocation
Allocation of adequate funding for the delivery of brain injury specialist rehabilitation services.
Strong relationships with NDIS, Lifetime care, icare and other insurers
Effective relationships with NDIS, Lifetime Care, icare and other insurers at state and local levels.
Health professionals who respect and understand rehabilitation
The appropriate skill mix of health professionals who understand and can enact the values and principles of brain injury specialist rehabilitation.
Flexible rehabilitation settings
The availability of a wide range of brain injury specialist rehabilitation service settings to enable person-centred brain injury specialist rehabilitation service delivery.
An appropriate environment and equipment
The provision of an appropriate environment and equipment to facilitate brain injury specialist rehabilitation.
Adherence to safety and quality standards
The LHDs and speciality networks adhere to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.17
Community education
The LHDs and speciality networks provide publicly available information regarding the nature and scope of their brain injury specialist rehabilitation programs.
Equitable and transparent access to rehabilitation programs and settings
There is transparency in decision making regarding access to and utilisation of brain injury specialist rehabilitation services.
Education, training and research
Staff engagement in brain injury specialist rehabilitation education, training and research is valued and facilitated.
Collaboration with key stakeholders
In addition to users of the service and their natural supports, key stakeholders may include referrers into the service and peer support groups, as well as service providers in the next phase of the brain injury specialist rehabilitation continuum.
Collaboration and coordination with key stakeholders for individuals with brain injury
There are mechanisms in place to ensure there is coordination and communication between the various stakeholders in relation to individuals with brain injury.