Better Sooner More Convenient Primary Care - New Zealand Doctor
Better Sooner More Convenient Primary Care - New Zealand Doctor
Better Sooner More Convenient Primary Care - New Zealand Doctor
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Year One – July 2010 to June 2011<br />
Task<br />
Continue open access to plain x-rays<br />
Provide a generic Coast-wide educational session plus regular updates in<br />
newsletters and reminders of websites that provide guidance for both<br />
ordering and interpreting investigations, eg. CRG<br />
Review use of plain x-rays: audit use by practice according to size of<br />
enrolled population<br />
Put in place educational intervention for any practices that have<br />
significantly greater than average usage.<br />
If necessary develop notional budget holding<br />
Report on numbers of CTs requested<br />
Audit of CT requests against the guidelines<br />
Review existing CT referral templates, modify and develop an<br />
electronic version<br />
Review need for increased access to other radiology investigations as<br />
part of Health Pathways project<br />
Ensure HealthPathways contain helpful advice for those ordering<br />
investigations<br />
Review travel assistance arrangements and develop plan for Buller<br />
region (include Māori participation)<br />
By when<br />
July<br />
Annually<br />
August<br />
October<br />
June<br />
Quarterly<br />
April<br />
June<br />
Ongoing<br />
February<br />
Year Two – July 2011 to June 2012<br />
Investigate ability to provide direct access for musculoskeletal ultra sound (US)<br />
possibly increase capacity in Greymouth through starting regular fortnightly or monthly<br />
US service in Buller<br />
possibly establish notional budgeting for primary care US services and enable<br />
musculoskeletal US though tighter management of other US capacity.<br />
Expand direct access to other diagnostics as part of Health Pathways project.<br />
Annual educational session.<br />
Year three<br />
Consolidation and review.<br />
7 Capability and capacity<br />
Current capacity and capability exists to allow access to CT scans as along as volumes are<br />
controlled by the use and audit of referral guidelines.<br />
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