Lengthy, medically unnecessary Length of Stay (LOS) for patients awaiting hearings for the appointment of substitute decision makers by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) is...
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The Productive Operating Theatre (TPOT) offers a systematic way of delivering high quality, safe and consistent care to patients. It builds on learnings from best practice within healthcare and...
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The Healthcare Improvement Unit has funded the Statewide General Medicine Clinical Network to implement and evaluate a Watching our Waits (WoW) software program. The project will develop a new IT...
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Better Connecting Queensland GPs and Public Hospitals provides benefits to Queensland GPs, Queensland Health clinicians and of course patients. The patient healthcare information shared will be...
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C2C will take elements from the Canterbury Model but has also included a clinical team (Nurse, Physiotherapist and Psychologist) to work with and support the patient, GP’s Queensland Ambulance...
![Choosing Wisely Pathology Project](/sites/default/files/styles/project_tablet/public/2017-09/Choosing%20Wisely%20Pathology%20Project.jpg?itok=oIlsZ7Cv)
The Choosing Wisely Pathology project is focusing on managing the demand and improving the quality use of pathology testing at Gold Coast Health.
Using clinical costing data as the source,...
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The project evaluated patient and staff experiences and cost effectiveness of nicotine inhalers as a therapeutic intervention within Metro South inpatient mental health units.
![Introduction of an Intrapartum Early Warning Tool](/sites/default/files/styles/project_tablet/public/2017-09/Introduction%20of%20an%20Intrapartum%20Early%20Warning%20Tool.jpg?itok=Oq8oG7Im)
The The Birthing Early Warning Tool (BEWT) tool involved bringing together all intrapartum maternal and fetal observations and clinical measurements onto one form including parameters which had...
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GRACE is primarily a telephone service for General Practitioners (GPs) to discuss treatment or referral options of hemodynamically stable patients with general medical problems.
![Puzzle](/sites/default/files/styles/project_tablet/public/2017-09/Puzzle.jpg?itok=NADC4iOg)
Timely and effective discharge communication is central to the continuity and quality of care for Children’s Health Queensland’s paediatric population. The project aimed to improve the timeliness...
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