The RNSH orthopaedic team
NSLHD fostering high quality hip care NSLHD has been recognised in the Australian
for the district. RNSH also had the shortest average time to surgery in Australia at just 23 hours. Clinical Network Manager Stephanie Laurent said the results indicate a fantastic culture around hip care across NSLHD. “Compassion is at the core of what we do with hip surgery across NSLHD, so these results are extremely pleasing” she said. “Leaving an older person immobilised, bed bound, fasting and often in pain is not at all desirable and there are potential broader consequences of delayed surgery like increased length of stay and the potential of postoperative complications.”
and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry’s (ANZHFR) 2023 annual report for hip care treatment. The report ranks and benchmarks 117 hospitals across Australia and New Zealand against the current Australian and New Zealand standards. RNSH impressively stood out as the highest performer in the ‘time to surgery’ indicator in the report, with an impressive 97 per cent of patients receiving surgery within the recommended timeframe of 36 hours, which is considerably higher than the Australian hospital average of 76 per cent. In the same indicator, Ryde Hospital ranked third, whilst Hornsby Hospital ranked 10th, marking a very successful year in hip surgery
RNSH diverting food waste from landfill Royal North Shore Hospital has commenced efforts to divert food waste from landfill. The hospital is working with HealthShare and Veolia as part of its efforts and has seen substantial progress so far. At the beginning of 2024, the hospital
introduced an organic waste stream to collect food waste from kitchens and on-site food providers. The hospital has embedded practice change within its kitchens. Food handlers are now placing food waste from the patient and retail kitchens into separate bins. Currently, the organic waste is taken by Veolia to Soilco - a company that transforms organic waste into quality assured compost and mulch products. Since the beginning of the project, the hospital has seen a five per cent increase in diversion when compared to the average diversion for RNSH in financial year 2022-23.
Food waste being diverted at RNSH
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