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Active transport
Does anyone have examples of active transport projects (e.g. walking, cycling to work, pool bikes instead of cars) for health staff?
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- The NSW Premiers Council for Active Living has lots of useful resources and case studies.
15 May 2012
- You might find these links useful
- Travelsmart QLD
- TravelSmart / Living Smart, WA
- Active travel, ACT (pdf)
- Active Transport – BAC Active Work Travel Plan (pdf)
- What is smarter travel @ work?
15 May 2012
Clinical handover -Day surgery to theatre
Can handover consist of a checklist (name,surgery,DOB)?
With no actual nurse to nurse handover regarding Pt history etc.
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Mixed gender wards
Interested in any Australian work on mixed gender versus single gender wards. Patient or organisational perspective.
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Assistant use in MAU
We are in the early stages of opening a MAU unit here at Robina on the Gold Coast.
My question is has there been a role description designed for Allied Health Assistants within these units?
thank you
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- See the ARCHI pages on Medical Assessment Units in NSW by the NSW Ministry of Health
30 Jul 2011
Hospital after hours social work trauma response
Hi, I work at rural and remote Armidale Hospital as a crisis and general social worker. We currently have no after hours paid service unless there is a trauma. I am searching for templates/protocols that define trauma not only to patients but also staff. Also which department pays for the service.
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Policy for eating disorders day programs
Hello. We are currently developing policies and procedures for an eating disorders day program pilot. We require policies/procedures or guidelines on treatment for eating disorders. Thankyou.
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- Check out the ARCHI page: Multidisciplinary Model of Care for Children with Feeding Difficulties by the Children's Hospital at Westmead
12 Apr 2011
Aged care policies, guidelines, procedures
I am looking for policies, guidelines or procedures developed at other health services for
the elderly (over 65 or over 70) in the community setting or low level care/nursing home facilities in Australia (in order to prevent re-admission to hospital):
1. administration of medication by RNs 2. taking blood, IV cannulation 3. insertion of indwelling catheters/insertion of suprapublic catheters
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HR staff ratios to staff headcount
I am currently undertaking a project in workforce and people planning in the HR department and I am trying to obtain other organisation’s ratio of HR staff (not including payroll) to staffing headcount or if not possible, staffing FTE, specifically in the private and public health industry but am open to any other industry, again, both public or private.
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Patient road transfer
Does anyone use a prioritisation tool for patient road transfer? We are looking at between hospital transfer for diagnostic purposes and inter hospital transfer for ongoing assement and care from a rural hospital.
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D&A Service patient journey tool
I am looking for an example of a patient journey tool to capture the patient experience in an outpatient drug and alcohol setting.
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- NADA has the NGO Drug and Alcohol and Mental Health Information Management Project
12 Apr 2011
- There is a measurement tool that we have used (pre- and post) when we've run relapse prevention groups. A very simple, two-page, self -report which focuses on changes in substance use (amounts) and relative confidence in maintaining positive changes (if made).
31 Mar 2011
- ADS Launcestion is trialling some tools.
31 Mar 2011
Online learning for paediatrics
I am working on online learning and paediatrics and am interested to find out what else is out these in this area.
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Nursing collaboration sites
I am developing an intranet collaboration space for nurses and am interested in talking to others who have developed something similar.
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This one is pretty comprehensive. US based but loads of stuff and interaction
http://nursinglink.monster.com/This is kind of old and a little worn, but the "solution seeker" section might be of interest http://www.nnnet.gov.au/index.htm
National institute of nursing research (US) http://www.ninr.nih.gov
nursing forum http://allnurses.com/
01 Mar 2011
- Like this?
http://www.nurseuncut.com.au/share/
17 Feb 2011
Social worker bed ratio
Can anyone offer a current ratio for number hospital beds per social worker, in both general ward and in ICU, please?
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- I believe that about 7 years ago the ratio was 1 social worker to 30 beds in a general ward and 1 to 20 in ICU.
17 Feb 2011
