YDHS Annual Report 2006 (2.4Mb pdf) - GHA Central

Report on Operations
Human Resources
Human Resources embarked on a number of initiatives to improve
and increase the effectiveness of its function.
These include:
A quick glance at the quantity of items used this year.
■ 14000 aluminium meals on wheels containers.
■ Our patients have breakfasted on 9792 weet bix .
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Development of a general orientation program, including a
comprehensive checklist to provide new staff with a smooth
transition when joining the Health Service.
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Washed them down with 3744 litres of fruit juice.
60,000 latex gloves have been used.
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Ongoing monitoring and updating of employee Performance
Appraisal function.
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3,400 Adaptic dressings have been used.
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Development and implementation of ‘Request from a Third
Party for Information’ policy.
Implementation of ‘Consent to Provide Information to a Third
Party’ form.
Development and implementation of an exit interview process,
including an exit questionnaire.
■ Investigation into pay point progression of RN Division 2
Nurses and implementation of a monitoring system to enable
pay point assessment
Futher activities are focusing on workforce strategies, which will
encompass the ageing workforce and the retention of staff.
Stores
The year has seen the full establishment and utilisation of the
State Government’s Health Purchasing Victoria (HPV) ordering
system.
The new system is designed to save money for public hospitals by
using the combined purchasing power of the State’s health
services to provide incentive for suppliers to reduce tender prices
on main stream items and pass savings onto the consumer.
Other improvements that have occurred in the supply department
include:
■ Testing of a walk behind pallet shifter to assist with the
unloading of heavy items to prevent injuries to staff through
manually handling.
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A number of accreditations have come and gone again this
year and the supply department has received excellent feed
back from the people who have inspected the stores area.
Occupational Health and Safety
The Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) committee meet
monthly throughout the year and continue to work towards
ensuring a safe work environment for all staff.
The Committee commissioned an OH&S audit by an external
auditor in January 2006. The purpose of the audit was to ensure
Yarram and District Health Service was meeting its requirements
under the revised Act and the Service achieved a 74% compliance
rating. An action plan has since been developed and all priority
one tasks were completed by June 2006.
Membership of the OH&S committee was reviewed and expanded
to include all the designated workgroups and OH&S committee
members were surveyed to ascertain their thoughts on the
structure and frequency of meetings. The exercise resulted in
consensus on the frequency of meetings and enhanced
participation in the committee.
From early 2006, all OH&S minutes and agenda’s were made
available online under “OH&S Information for Staff”.
The Committee was involved in the “Manual Handling in Hospitals
Project”, conducted by Worksafe. No notices were issued to
Yarram and District Health Service.
The Committee investigated 20 hazard reports, revised the
Emergency Management Manuals.
It also liaised with Yarram’s Emergency Services, for example, SES,
CFA and the Police, providing a tour of the health service and
copies of Emergency Manuals so that staff residents, visitors and
patients will be protected in case of an emergency. Deanmac
Emergency Management Consultants provided Fire Equipment
and Emergency Management Training to staff at Yarram and
District Health Service. They also updated all the emergency
management manuals.
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Yarram and District Health Service Annual Report 2006