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Review Buller after hours arrangements:<br />

The practice closes at 5 pm and any urgent presentations from about 4:30 to 5:00 are<br />

directed to Buller Health ED.<br />

Buller Health ED is staffed by a GP until 5:30 and may stay on duty until 10:00 pm if<br />

required.<br />

An after hours co-ordinator supervises a mix of RNs and ENs who staff ED.<br />

GPs are on call for Triage 1 and Triage 2 patients. The decision to call the GP for other<br />

triage levels is made by the team leader on duty.<br />

Weekend emergency clinics operate on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays from 10:00<br />

to 11:00 am and again at 5:00 to 6:00 pm.<br />

x-ray services are provided 24/7 on an on call basis between 4:30 pm and 8:30 am.<br />

Nurse education:<br />

Identification of training needs of the nurses providing after hours and acute primary<br />

care (24 practice nurses and 12 rural nurses).<br />

Arrange for Nursing Post Graduate Certificate Health Assessment paper to be<br />

delivered on West Coast in 2010, with funding from after hours budget if required.<br />

Arrange access to further PRIME training for new staff on PRIME call out roster as<br />

required, with support for travel and accommodation costs.<br />

Standing orders:<br />

Develop standard processes for the use of standing orders in practices.<br />

Adopt content of the Westland Medical Centre standing orders for Coast-wide use.<br />

Select which standing orders.<br />

Establish subcommittee to oversee development of standing orders training.<br />

Develop a curriculum to provide training on each standing orders over 2010/11.<br />

Develop the lesson plan for the first training session.<br />

Run the first two training sessions for 6-8 standing orders in both Westport and<br />

Greymouth.<br />

Fund nurses to attend training sessions.<br />

Visit each practice to discuss the use of standing orders and obtain written agreement<br />

to use the standard processes and content from all GPs.<br />

Plan and run second training session in both regions.<br />

Co-ordination with ED:<br />

Install a copy of MedTech in a computer in ED.<br />

Change patient registration form/casualty sheet on arrival to include consent for access<br />

to their MedTech notes for that hospital visit.<br />

Ensure privacy considerations are met.<br />

Obtain agreement from practices.<br />

Create link into DHB practice server.<br />

Evaluate community cellulitis management project and extend to all practices.<br />

Business case appendices V12 AC 25Feb2010 Page 21

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