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Governing Body, Auditor and Senior Officers Board of Management Mrs. J. Clarke Mr. W. Bodman Mr. D. Hill Mr. F. Baggaley Mrs. P. Earle Mrs. S. Saynor Mr. B. Lee Mr. J. Speed Mr. W. Boddy Ms. M. Houchen Ms. D. Cerasa President Senior Vice President Junior Vice President Treasurer Executive Director (Acting) Ms. C. Boag SRN, B. Health Science (Nsg), B. Nursing, Grad Dip Health Science (Comm. Health) Director of Community Services Mr. S. Elvy, BSc (Human Movement), BAppSc (Phty), Grad Dip. HSM Ms. E. Williams, B.P & O, Grad. Dip Bus. Mgt Director of Clinical Services Mrs. M. Brosche, SRN, B. Nursing Director of Corporate Services Ms. L. Duncombe, Grad Dip Case Mgmt, Grad Dip Health Admin From left: Responsible Ministers The Honourable Bronwyn Pike MLA Minister for Health The Honourable Gavin Jennings MLC Minister of Aged Care The Honourable Sherryl Garbutt MLA Minister for Community Services The Honourable Candy Broad MLC Minister for Housing The Honourable Tony Abbott MHR Minister for Health & Ageing Auditor Auditor General of Victoria Agent Armitage Downie, Sale Medical Adviser Dr. C. Winter, MB BS, GMQ, MBA, FACEM Visiting Medical Officers Dr. I. McConachie, MB BS Dr. L. Testro, MB BS Dr. C.J.P. Luiz, MB BS Dr. R.K. Nandha, MB CHB Dr. C. Wong, MB BS Dr. J. Tseng, MBBS GP Registrar Dr. M. Vujovesic The Executive Team Steven Elvy Director Community Services. Colleen Boag Acting Executive Director. Louise Duncombe Director Corporate Services. and Marj Brosche Director Clinical Services. Highlights St. Elmo’s Nursing Home earns the maximum three year accreditation following an audit by the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency, which found the Home complied with all 44 standards. Dr A Abraham’s dental practice opens in the Yarram Medical Centre and a new General Practitioner, Dr Zafar, is appointed. The Quality Department introduces telephone-based satisfaction surveys for discharged inpatients. A joint education project between Yarram and District Health Service, Latrobe Regional Hospital and Central Gippsland Health Service was implemented to provide mandatory education in Basic Life Support, Medication Administration, Manual Handling and Fire Safety for nurses in the three facilities. The Youth and Family Service Department is restructured as a result of being awarded the Wellington Shire Family Support Innovations Project “Wellington Working Together with Families.” Funding provides community based family support to families at risk of becoming involved with child protection and also funds a new Family Support Worker position. The Yarram Toy Library secures funding support from the Wellington Shire Council Community Grants Program and the Yarram Apex and Yarram Lions Clubs, leading to an extensive update of the toy collection. Maintenance staff undertake two large restructuring projects, the new Rehabilitation gym and the Radiology area relocated in the X-ray department. The Health Service continues gains excellent results in internal and external cleaning audits. It earned an overall hospital score of 95.46% with the internal results 96.43%. 6 Yarram and District Health Service Annual Report 2006
Report on Operations Clinical Services The Clinical Services Division comprises all patient care departments including direct care, postnatal and medical services, accident and emergency and residential activities. Clinical Services Division is also responsible for Quality Improvement and staff training and development activities. Highlights during 2005/6 include: ■ Participation in the Pressure Ulcer Point Prevalence Survey (PUPPS) 3. This was undertaken by staff trained to assess patients at risk of developing pressure ulcers. The survey was a follow up to last year’s PUPPS2 and as a result strategies have been put in place to assess patients’ skin integrity more closely on admission. ■ ■ ■ The Nursing Home welcomed new staff and continues to enjoy the support and assistance from a great band of volunteers who regularly visit residents and help with activities. St Elmo’s also participates in the Friends for Older People program facilitated by the St John Ambulance. Excellent support has come from the Waratah Hospital Auxiliary and the local RSL branch with donations for equipment such as the tilt wheelchair. Staff continue to update and increase their skills and knowledge base by attending education sessions both internally and externally. ■ ■ The Falls Risk Prevention Program was implemented. The focus of this program for Clinical Services is to reduce the number of falls for inpatients and residents. Implementation of the National Inpatient Medication Charts in June. Following education for Medical Officers and Division 1 Nurses, the medication chart was introduced for use at Yarram and District Health Service. This is a Government initiative to standardise medication charts in Victorian Public hospitals with the aim of reducing the number of medication errors. Jo-Anne Rash, Quality Co-ordinator, pictured with the third annual Quality of Care brochure ■ Setting up of a Palliative Care Room. This project has been funded by the Palliative Care Fundraisers, a room has been furnished to be used by palliative care patients and their families. Highlights at St Elmo’s Nursing Home during 2005/6 include: ■ ■ Accreditation visit in May 2006, which was rewarded with success in all 44 standards, thanks to the hard work and ongoing commitment by all staff to providing quality care for residents. Activities staff have offered residents a wide range of activities incorporating many special events such as the Commonwealth Games, ANZAC Day, the Tarra Festival and Australia Day, to name but a few. The use of the bus at the weekends has also added to the variety of outings in which residents can participate. Quality Improvement Yarram and District Health Service is preparing for organisation wide accreditation with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS), with assessment to take place in August 2006, following successful accreditation of St. Elmo’s Nursing Home in May 2006. The nursing home was compliant in all 44 standards and subsequently awarded the maximum three year accreditation. This demonstrates to residents, their loved ones and the wider community, the commitment to providing high quality care and a safe and happy home environment. Representatives from the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency will visit St. Elmo’s regularly over the next three years to ensure the same high standards demonstrated at site audit are maintained and practices continuously improved. Preparation for organisation wide survey began during the reporting period. This event will determine if Yarram and District Health Service has met all the standards as laid down by Australian Council on Healthcare Standards and determines the period of accreditation. The last organisation wide survey was in 2002 and the maximum four year accreditation awarded. While accreditation for St. Elmo’s is necessary to comply with the Aged Care Act, health service accreditation with the ACHS is a voluntary process. Many hospitals participate to instil a sense of confidence in their consumers that their health service is a quality and safety focussed organisation. Health Promotions officer, Clare McHugh (centre), combines fitness with self defence with the help of Tae Kwon Do Academy techers Heather Naylor (left) and Pam Summers (right) Yarram and District Health Service Annual Report 2006 7
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