1.2 Secure infrastructure and resources to support future growth
DoSA has 14 surgical departments, over 100 surgical consultants and 5 FTE Data Managers supporting 6 sub-specialty services, including Trauma Service. The SERT Institute has continued to work across all surgical specialty services throughout 2023-2024 FY to support quality improvement projects and developed new databases for several unsupported services: Orthopaedics, Colorectal, Hands, Plastics, Perioperative Medicine Service, including the Surgical Outcomes Committee. In November 2023, a GAP analysis was conducted of each surgical department to assess their capacity to support clinical audit, M&M meetings, clinical reporting, research and quality improvement activities. The outcome of the analysis recommended the establishment of three new data manager positions in 2024-2025 FY for the following services: Orthopaedics, Pancreatic and Breast surgery. At the time of publishing this report, only the Orthopaedics application has failed to progress. In late 2019, the SERT Institute was relocated to level 4 of the RNSH Acute Services Building within the Department of Anaesthesia. The current space allows direct access to the operating theatres and interaction with surgeons. The search for a dedicated space for the institute has been exhausted. However, changes in workplace modelling and the introduction of flexible work practices in 2020 has reduced the urgency and need for a dedicated space and the current space meets the Institute requirements. To ensure staff are well supported in the new model and compliant with NSW Health Flexible Working Policy GL2023_020 and local NSLHD safe work environment guidelines, the NSLHD Work Health & Safety (WH&S) workplace assessment checklist is completed and reviewed by managers as part of the annual review process.
Operational Plan Report: Key Priority 1
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