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CLINICAL GROUPS continued ALLIED HEALTH SERVICES Director: Kit Eu BEc, BSoc Admin Allied Health Services works closely with other healthcare professionals to help patients reach their maximum physical and psychosocial potential. Staff offer specific assessments and therapeutic interventions at hospitals as well as in community settings. The services include hydrotherapy, home visits to review safety and function, making orthotic devices, grief counselling, stuttering programs, nutritional advice, mobility retraining and psychological treatments. Research into stuttering has had excellent results, with the potential to overturn conventional treatment programs that have been standard for 20 years. Preliminary studies indicated that patients had fewer relapses and were treated in a shorter time than with previous methods. The breakthrough followed an agreement to enhance clinical development and research between Royal Prince Alfred Hospital’s Speech Pathology Department and the Australian Stuttering Research Centre. Allied Health Services was included as a partner in the Research Centre for Adaptation into Health and Illness at the University of Sydney. The Department of Social Work at RPA standardised its bereavement package for use in all CSAHS hospitals to assist grieving family and friends. The Resource Transition Program continued, with the departments of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Orthotics and Podiatry at RPA moving into refurbished spaces. A new multidisciplinary Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program for people with lung problems was established at Concord Hospital. Coordinated by a respiratory physiotherapist, it is supported by psychologists and dietitians. Key Indicators 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 Staff EFT* 226.57 235 218 Inpatient occasions of service 231,631 225,508 204,858 Outpatient occasions of service 126,791 142,026 111,726 * equivalent full-time This table only applies to Allied Health in RPA, Concord and Canterbury hospitals Allied Health Services Balmain RPA Concord Canterbury Rozelle Community Physiotherapy • • • • • • Social Work • • • • • • Nutrition & Dietetics • • • • • Occupational Therapy • • • • • • Speech Pathology • • • • • • Psychology • • • • Orthotics • • Podiatry • • • • • • 24
OUR FACILITIES FAR-REACHING IMPROVEMENTS IN PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY, AN INCREASED RANGE OF SERVICES ON OFFER AND GREATER EFFECTIVENESS OF NEW MEDICAL PROCEDURES ARE THE NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS FOR CSAHS OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS. THESE ADVANCES WERE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HIGH STANDARDS SET BY OUR FACILITIES. BALMAIN HOSPITAL Booth Street Balmain NSW 2041 Phone: (02) 9395 2111 Fax: (02) 9395 2020 E-mail: zoe@bal.cs.nsw.gov.au General Manager: Ken Cahill Balmain Hospital has offered local healthcare since 1885 and now specialises in general medicine, rehabilitation and treating older people. It is the home of a unique General Practice Casualty department in partnership with local doctors and our Division of General Practice, and the administration point for all community-based services for the aged. As part of our commitment to the elderly, funding for Balmain Hospital’s STRONG clinic continued in 1999/2000. This popular program saw older people take part in supervised strength training for a variety of health problems. Volunteers again played an important role in providing services to the community. The Ladies Auxiliary donated a stretcher for the hospital’s patient transport vehicle and provided funds for a patient wandering alarm system. The active group of volunteers assisted staff on the ward and extended extra TLC to patients. Key Indicators 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 Staff EFT* 253.82 251.4 270.3 Average available beds 96 93 87 Inpatient bed days 30,036 29,826 27,544 Total admissions 2,558 2,526 2,365 Bed occupancy rate (%) 86.4 87.2 86.9 Average length of stay (days) 11.8 12.3 11.5 ENIOOS** 80,927 82,133 79,897 * equivalent full-time ** equivalent non-inpatient occasions of service CANTERBURY HOSPITAL Canterbury Road Campsie NSW 2194 Phone: (02) 9787 0000 Fax: (02) 9787 0031 E-mail: gensec@crgmail.crg.cs.nsw.gov.au General Manager: Peter Clout Canterbury Hospital evokes a strong sense of community. This is evident from the support it receives from individuals, clubs and other organisations. 25
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