The Emergency Department (ED) Reference Guideline for Common Adult Orthopaedic Limb Injuries is a pathway that helps with the treatment of most common peripheral musculoskeletal injuries in the ED...
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Some hospitals in rural and remote regions have no access to either Specialist Orthopaedic or Advanced Practice Allied Health Professionals. Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee (QEII) Hospital and Mount...
The Hands Rapid Access Service was successfully implemented as an innovative occupational therapy led, care substitution model, that fast tracks stable non-surgical hand injuries out of The Prince...
In a Queensland-first, the new virtual fracture clinics (VFC) offered at Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service (HHS) enable patients with minor fractures to be cared for by a nurse over...
The Patient Wellness initiative is a new, innovative model of care, focused on supporting patients with a complex interplay of risk factors to reduce their risks as they await orthopaedic elective...
To reach national targets of time to surgery within 48 hours for neck of femur (NOF) patients, the Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) implemented a multidisciplinary pathway spanning the...
- The Patient Wellness initiative is a new, innovative model of care, focused on supporting patients with a complex interplay of risk factors to reduce their risks as they await orthopaedic...
Gold Coast Health pilot tested a shared governance business model in the orthopaedics department. Shared governance is a decentralised management approach, that grants clinical departmental leads...
The Get Set for Surgery (GSfS) project offers patients the opportunity to reduce their health risks and improve their overall health preparation while waiting for elective surgery through...
Primary contact physiotherapists provide timely access to safe, efficient and equitable care for clients with uncomplicated arthroplasty and hip fracture surgery.
Primary contacts are...
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Previous evaluations acknowledge that consumers are often not aware or are unable to advocate for telehealth as part of their healthcare journey. To address this, a multi-stage...
Prolonged waiting times are a common source of patient dissatisfaction and complaints. As most Emergency Department (ED) patients are discharged from ED, the time required for...
The Emergency Department (ED) Reference Guideline for Common Adult Orthopaedic Limb Injuries is a pathway that helps with the treatment of most common peripheral...
Post-Operative Discharge Support Service (PODSS) is a telehealth service led by Clinical Nurse Consultants (CNCs) designed to reduce unnecessary Emergency Department (ED)...
By focussing on what was available to them, Mater Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) co-designed an innovative solution for capturing, accessing and sharing information rapidly and...
