6 June 2013 (PDF 2.4MB) - Taranaki District Health Board

62 Presentations requiring a surgical intervention will be transferred to Base Hospital - agreed with medicalCMA, 31/12/11/staff in Hawera.GM H&SS, DON Inpatients of more than 72 hour status, not under the Older Persons Health service, will be discussed with aphysician and there will be consideration of a transfer to base hospital – discussed with and agreed to byphysicians and raised at HOD meeting. Specific clinical pathways (listed below) have been discussed with medical staff in Hawera and they haveagreed to follow TDHB protocols.o Deep vein thrombosis clinical pathwayo Cellulitis clinical pathwayo Stroke clinical pathwayo Myocardial Infarction clinical pathwayo Asthma clinical pathwayo Other identified clinical pathways Explore shared IT systems, including e-referrals, discharge summaries, diagnostic requests and resultsCMA, 30/06/12dependent.GM H&SS, DON Joint access between Southcare and Hawera Hospital. Weekly ward rounds by visiting specialists from the Dept of Medicine and Older Peoples Health. CMA From19/09/11 Communication strategy developed. CMA, GM H&SS,DON & CommsFrom30/09/11 Hawera ED Service reviewed in consultation with the HOD ED. Agreed that the Hawera ED Service hasCMA 29/11/11appropriate clinical oversight and accountability and therefore the associated clinical risk is acceptable.Review the recruitment strategy Review the job descriptions for rural hospital medicine practitioners at the next Hawera Drs meeting –CMA, GM H&SS 31/12/11completed – now in final draft.Med Off. Hawera Investigate establishment of a rural medicine hospital specialist programme.CMA, GM H&SS 31/12/11 Information from the College of GPs has been received. CMA & Medical Recruitment Manager to progressonce resource/support implications resolved.Med Off. Hawera Awaiting visit from the college. Accreditation has been granted. Will work towards advertising for a trainee recruit to start in 2013.Reviewing Hawera training programmes to obtain vocational specialty. Base ED and Specialist runs at Baseare also accredited for rural medical training.562