Portland District Health Annual Report 2005 - South West Alliance of ...

The increased demands for documentationmanagement to support the requirements forcontinuous quality improvement create heavydemands on this valuable role in the aged care unit.PhysiotherapyDavid Walker continues to lead the team ofPhysiotherapists providing much needed care to thepatients at Portland District Health.The Physiotherapy Department has provided morethan 1100 hours of treatment to inpatients both inthe acute and aged care sectors.The physiotherapy department has been extensivelyinvolved in the implementation of the individualcomprehensive treatment program required in therehabilitation process.Physiotherapy staffPharmacyThe Nursing department has continued to oversee theday-to-day management of the contracted Pharmacyservice provided by Amcal Pharmacy’s Glenn Benett-Hullin.The introduction of 2 part time Division 1 nursesinto the service has resulted in an improvement inindividual support given to patients in regard to theirmedication management. The nurses are responsiblefor performing a Root Cause Analysis on all medicationincidents to improve our performance and reducerisks associated with medication administration anddispensing.This year the pharmacy technicians along with thepharmacist have completed a formulary, whichidentifies the range of medications available, andthus will assist the doctors when ordering for theirpatientsGlenelg Southern Grampians Drug TreatmentServiceBev McIlroy continues to provide excellent leadershipof her specialised team. The multi skilled team havebeen able to provide a stable model of service deliveryto enhance workforce capacity and service direction.The emphasis this year has been on consolidation ofpractices and initiatives to establish sustainable andconsistent service delivery to meet the demands ofour various agreements with Department of HumanServices, Portland District Health, service partners,clients, the staff and the community.We have achieved 100%+ targets for Glenelg SouthernGrampians Drug Treatment Service thanks to theongoing commitment and energies of our Portlandand Hamilton based staff.Succession planning and training has been a significantpart of our strategic planning. Our ‘growing ourown’ strategy is working well for us, with anotherstaff member Sue Johnson achieving Certificate IV~Alcohol and Other Drugs and working in alliedhealth support.Our commitment to the community this year has seenus working with schools and school leavers. This hastaken the form of information and education sessions,support with policy development, early interventionand prevention initiatives such as communitydreaming and creating conversations. The invitationsto be involved in the school programs have increased150% this year, due in no small part to the approachof our school liaison staff Jodie Outtram and DebbieCobby.Partnerships have been established and strengthenedin this year. An alliance with a Geelong based youthservice, Barwon Associated Youth Services andAccommodation (BAYSA) has seen the successfulintroduction of a youth outreach program whereyoung people and their families are able to seekadvice and support from skilled youth workers in anoutreach model. This program has enhanced the workother agencies are doing with young people.We have been well supported by our service partners:Police, Courts, Portland Housing Program, diversionprograms, mental health services to mention a few.New staff welcomed, Mrs. Carol Pietschmann asAlcohol Education Research Fund project coordinator,and Mrs. Helen Hegarty as pharmacotherapy supportworker.We wish to acknowledge the ongoing medical supportand mentoring offered to the team and to PortlandDistrict Health by Drs Roger Brough and DavidRichards.We gratefully acknowledge the generosity ofWarrnambool Regional Alcohol and Drug Service22