Aged Care & Rehabilitation Clinical Services Plan 2007 – 2012

Aged Care & Rehabilitation Clinical Service Plan 2007 - 2012TABLE OF CONTENTSCHIEF EXECUTIVE’S MESSAGE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------31. INTRODUCTION---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 101.1 THE STRUCTURE OF AGED CARE AND REHABILITATION SERVICES IN SSWAHS ----------------- 111.2 SCOPE OF THE AGED CARE AND REHABILITATION CLINICAL SERVICE PLAN ----------------------- 111.3 PRINCIPLES GUIDING THE AGED CARE & REHABILITATION CLINICAL SERVICE PLAN------------- 111.4 THE PLANNING PROCESS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 122. POLICY CONTEXT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 142.1 NATIONAL POLICY CONTEXT--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 142.2 NEW SOUTH WALES POLICY CONTEXT-------------------------------------------------------------------- 142.3 SSWAHS POLICY CONTEXT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 173. THE POPULATION OF SSWAHS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 204. TARGET GROUPS – INCIDENCE AND PREVALANCE------------------------------------------------ 244.1 THE AGED CARE CLIENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 244.2 THE REHABILITATION CLIENT-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 274.3 CARERS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 295. SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 305.1 CORE SERVICES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 315.2 SUPRA-REGIONAL SERVICES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 335.3 PARTNERSHIP/ASSOCIATED SERVICES-------------------------------------------------------------------- 335.4 UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETING THE AC&RS DELIVERY MODEL------------------------------ 336. CORE SERVICES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 346.1 COMMUNITY AND NON-INPATIENT SERVICES------------------------------------------------------------- 346.2 INPATIENT SERVICES------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 497. SUPRA-REGIONAL SERVICES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 587.1 LIVERPOOL BRAIN INJURY REHABILITATION UNIT (TRAUMATIC AND NON-TRAUMATIC) ---------- 587.2 BURNS REHABILITATION-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 597.3 NON-TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY REHABILITATION---------------------------------------------- 608. PARTNERSHIP AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES --------------------------------------------------------- 618.1 HEALTH PROMOTION------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 618.2 MENTAL HEALTH----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 618.3 OTHER SUBSPECIALTY MEDICINE AND SURGERY ------------------------------------------------------- 638.4 ALLIED HEALTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 638.5 COMMUNITY HEALTH------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 658.6 PALLIATIVE CARE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 658.7 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 668.8 PROGRAM OF APPLIANCES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE----------------------------------------------------- 668.9 CARER SUPPORT SERVICES--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 668.10 VENTILATOR DEPENDANT QUADRIPLEGIA PROGRAM INCLUDING CHILDREN’S HOME VENTILATIONPROGRAM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 678.11 GENERAL PRACTITIONERS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 678.12 RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 698.13 COMMUNITY CARE PROVIDERS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 708.14 ABORIGINAL HEALTH SERVICES----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 718.15 INTERPRETER SERVICES AND MULTICULTURAL SERVICES--------------------------------------------- 719. INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS ----------------------------------------------- 729.1 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 729.2 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TELEHEALTH ---------------------------------------------------------- 73