Annual Report - Northern Health

Statement of Priorities cont’dVictorian Health Priority Northern Health Strategy Deliverables StatusImplementingcontinuousimprovements andinnovation• Implement a ‘first on firstoff’ Elective Surgery policyto ensure that patients aretreated in order of waiting timewithin the urgency categories.• Achieve compliance withthe ‘First on, first off’ ElectiveSurgery policy.• The policy has beenimplemented and regularmonitoring is now in place tomaintain compliance.• Complete the trial of theNorthern Health ReleasingTime to Care wardimprovement program.• Report on key outcomesimplemented from theo Trial of the Releasing Timeto Care program• The Releasing Time to Caretrial has been completed onthree wards and the evaluationwill be presented to theExecutive in September 2012.• Complete the RedesigningCare Emergency Accessproject that is supporting theimplementation of the national4hr Access target in theEmergency Department.o Emergency 4hr AccessRedesign project.• The introduction of newmodels of care in theemergency department hasimproved performance againstthe National EmergencyAccess Target.Increasingaccountability andtransparency• Comply with the department’sData Integrity Guidelines.• Review the Risk ManagementFramework and currentprocesses to ensure they areconsistent with the AustralianStandards.• Update Risk ManagementFramework by January 2012.• The framework has beenupdated and complies withAustralian Standards.Utilising e-healthand communicationstechnology• Develop the Northern Health(NH) Information Managementand ICT plan to align with:o the Victorian HealthPriorities Framework 2012-2022; ando relevant recommendationsfrom HealthSMARTgovernance and planningcommittees.• Participate in the VictorianIntegrated Non-AdmittedHealth (VINAH) datacollection minimum data setinitiative.• Implement the Hand-HeldMaternity Record for GPShared-Care Women.• The Northern HealthInformation Management ICTplan will be completed byJune 2012.• Northern Health’s IM & ICTPlan was aligned with theHealthSmart program andfocused primarily on clinicalsystems.• Funding opportunities forHealthSmart clinical systemswas withdrawn.• A revised ICT options paperis being developed and willbe submitted to the Board inSeptember 2012.40 annual report Northern Health 11/12