Building Rehabilitation Capacity in Small Rural Acute Health Services
Greater Western Area Health Service
This project was entered in the 2007 NSW Health Awards, Building Regional and other Partnerships for Health category.
Contact: Helen McKibbin
Abstract
The development of a clinical network as a method to address restricted patient access to rehabilitation services in a significant region of western NSW is presented. The primary focus is the introduction of formal rehabilitation services into two small multi casemix hospitals, with expertise from an existing service. The requirements for effective networking, resource development, academic support in education and research to engender culture change are identified as key elements for successful implementation of new service categories.
The full entry document can be downloaded in the formats listed below:
Building Rehabilitation Capacity in Small Rural Acute Health Services (80KB)
Building Rehabilitation Capacity in Small Rural Acute Health Services (48KB)
Download the Presentation (261KB) from the 2007 NSW Health Expo
