Annual Report 2008-09 - Austin Health

Statement of Priorities
PLANNING PRIORITIES FOR 2008-09
DELIVERABLES
ACHIEVEMENT
DELIVERABLES
ACHIEVEMENT
1. Completion of the Austin Health strategic
service plan
2. Continue to develop master plans for the
three Austin Health sites
3. Significantly increase elective surgery
throughput in The Surgery Centre and refine
the new elective surgery model of care
4. Implement a revised health service redesign
program
5. Completion of the feasibility study and
business case for the Heidelberg Repatriation
Hospital medium-security forensic mental
health centre development, mental health
service plan and model of care
6. Completion of final design documentation for
the veterans mental health redevelopment for
tender in early 2009
7. Complete planning and design documentation
for stage one of the Olivia Newton-John
Cancer and Wellness Centre
8. Continue to develop cancer services as part of
the North Eastern Integrated Cancer Service
and according to the Cancer Action Plan
2008-2011
9. Implementation of the work plan and
review program as an organisation-wide
performance management program
10. Workforce planning including workforce
redesign, succession planning, employee
assistance program and return to work
support
11. Addressing the key issues raised in the 2008
employee opinion survey
12. Continuing to plan for an electronic medical
records by commencing the implementation
planning study for HealthSMART clinicals in
early 2009 and developing the final business
case for document scanning
13. Build on the integrated risk management
system incorporating business continuity
management and code brown disaster
planning
14. Continue to identify and make service
improvements to enhance flow through all
areas of the hospital including outpatients
Achieved
Site survey of all
infrastructure
services
commenced
Achieved
Achieved
Achieved
Achieved
Achieved
On target
Achieved
On target
Achieved and
ongoing
Achieved
On target
Achieved
15. Implement new cardiac model of care Achieved
16. Complete clinical review of liver services Achieved
17. Implement recommendation of renal clinical
service review
Implementation
commenced
18. Participate in Department of Human Services
(DHS) Medical Equipment Replacement
Program
19. Develop with programs and capital
management branches a strategy to address
the issues arising from the conditions survey
of Mellor Ward at Royal Talbot Rehabilitation
Centre
20. Update asset management plan for buildings
and equipment
21. Continued expansion of the client base for
Central Production Unit
22. Continued planning and redevelopment of
radiology department facilities including
angiography suite, Emergency Department
computerised tomography (CT) and
ultrasound suite and Heidelberg Repatriation
Hospital radiology redevelopment
23. Strategies to support and sustain improving
care for older people across the whole of
health service
24. Continue to update and improve the reliability
of key utilities and infrastructure
25. Continue to plan for infrastructure
improvements for Department of Medicine
laboratories
26. Continue to implement the credentialing and
defining the scope of clinical practice policy
for medical practitioners
MAJOR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENTS
DELIVERABLES
1. Construction of Health and Rehabilitation
Centre development including hydrotherapy
pool and rehabilitation gym due for
completion in early 2009
2. Continuation of Bio-Resources Facility
construction due for completion in August
2009
3. Finalise plans and commence construction
of Florey Neurosciences Institute, including
decant
4. Documentation and tender for stage one of
Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness
Centre
5. Commence Austin Child Care Centre
redevelopment
6. Complete refurbishment of CAMHS
adolescent unit and reinstate full clinical
operations and service functions
Achieved
Achieved
Capital plan
updated
Expansion
continuing
Completed.
Under
construction.
Achieved
On track with
good progress
Stage one
redevelopment
approved and
proceeding
In progress
ACHIEVEMENT
Constuction
delayed.
Due for
completion in
first half of 2010
On target
Achieved
Achieved
Achieved
Achieved
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