NOVEMBER 2022
EDITION 20
Clinical Governance Standard
NSLHD CLINICAL AUDIT SCHEDULE
The NSLHD Clinical Audit Schedule has been developed for all sites and services within NSLHD to support the monitoring and evaluation of clinical care processes and to provide support for clinical quality improvement activities across NSLHD. Download the complete 2022-23 NSLHD Clinical Audit Schedule. Note: The Schedule is divided into three categories (NSLHD acute, sub-acute, MHDA and PACH). Visit the clinical audit intranet page for more information.
Clinical audits required to be completed this month are listed below.
November 2022 QARS Audits (entry links)
NSLHD_03_Peripheral Intravenous Cannula (PIVC) Insertion & Management - NEW VERSION
St 3
NSLHD_4_Monthly Accountable Drug (S4D_S8) Register Audit (RNSH | HKH | Ryde | MVH | MHDA)
St 4
NSLHD_05_ Falls Audit Documentation and Observation_Inpatient (RNSH | HKH | Ryde | MVH | MHDA)
St 5
NSLHD_6_ ID Band Specifications Adult / Paediatric Inpatients NSLHD_6_ID Band Specifications for Newborns V2
St 6
NLSHD_08_Monthly inspection for resuscitation trolley/ Resuscitaire equipment checklists NSLHD_8_Standard Adult General Observation Chart (HKH | Ryde | MVH | MHDA | PACH) (RNSH | HKH | Ryde | MV | MHDA | PACH)
St 8
POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES
New look PPG Intranet site
The NSLHD Policies, Procedures & Guidelines Intranet site has recently undergone a transformation to cater for a more user friendly experience. The new site provides staff and PPG Authors improved navigation with the PPG process and PROMPT, the portal that houses NSLHD's Policies, Procedures, Guidelines and Standing Orders.
You can access the new site here.
New, updated and recently published district-wide PPGs. Click on the links below to download documents from the Prompt document system. Refer to the NSLHD weekly bulletin in your inbox to access the most up-to-date list of PPGs
Care for People with an Intellectual Disability accessing NSLHD Services Fetal Blood Sampling for Lactate Analysis - NSLHD Grading and Re-grading Procedures - NSLHD MOSAIQ Downtime Procedure - NSLHD
SAFETY ALERTS New, updated and recently published
Safety Alert (SA) - Requires immediate attention and action Safety Notice (SN) - Requires risk assessment at the district level Safety Information (SI) - Ensuring that lessons learned from state-wide, national or international sources are shared actively across NSW health system SI:009/22: Increased universal screening for syphilis infection in pregnancy - Issued 7 November 2022 SN:020/22: Updated: New recommendations for anticancer drug dosing in kidney dysfunction – ADDIKD guideline - Issued 4 November 2022 SN:021/22: Updated: Breast implant associated-anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) - Issued 11 Nov 2022 SI:010/22: Essure contraceptive devices - Issued 10 November 2022
For more information, contact: NSLHD-SafetyAlert@health.nsw.gov.au
Medication Safety Updates Medication Safety Updates including medication shortages are available on the CEC website.
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