Delivering continuity of midwifery care to Queensland women
Delivering continuity of midwifery care to Queensland women
Delivering continuity of midwifery care to Queensland women
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Balance <strong>of</strong> service demand and resource allocation<br />
1. Develope<br />
a service pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
3. Evaluate<br />
performance<br />
Service<br />
demand<br />
Resource<br />
allocation<br />
(supply)<br />
2. Resource<br />
allocation (supply)<br />
Costing<br />
1. Develop a service pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
• Aims<br />
• Objectives<br />
• Environmental analysis<br />
• SWOT analysis<br />
• Activity<br />
• Acuity/complexity<br />
2. Resource allocation (supply)<br />
• Service demand<br />
• Activity<br />
• Acuity/complexity<br />
• Other fac<strong>to</strong>r<br />
3. Evaluate performance<br />
• Routine moni<strong>to</strong>ring performance against the plan<br />
• Scorecard reporting<br />
• Analysis <strong>of</strong> the balance <strong>of</strong> demand for services/activity with resources allocated<br />
Examples below are based on:<br />
• cost comparison using Business Planning Framework budget workup sheet<br />
• a comparison <strong>of</strong> wages and on-costs between a Clinical Nurse Midwife Nursing Grade<br />
6—04 Midwife who works full shift work; and a Clinical Nurse (Nursing Grade—04)<br />
Caseload (MGP) Midwife who carries a caseload <strong>of</strong> 40 <strong>women</strong> per year.<br />
NB: cost variations may vary in relation <strong>to</strong> the locality <strong>of</strong> service and associated staff<br />
entitlements, and workload management practices.<br />
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<strong>Delivering</strong> <strong>continuity</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>midwifery</strong> <strong>care</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Queensland</strong> <strong>women</strong>
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