SSWAHS Disability Action Plan - Sydney South West Area Health ...

SSWAHS DISABILITY ACTION PLAN 2008-2011Actions Timeframe Responsibility PerformanceIndicators3.32 Ensure evidence on best practice for peoplewith disabilities is incorporated in clinical carepoliciesOngoingDirectors ClinicalServices4. Priority for Action: Promoting Positive Community AttitudesNumber of policiesupdated to reflectevidenceActions Timeframe Responsibility PerformanceIndicatorsTo strength participation of people with disabilities in decision making4.1 Consult with people with disabilities, carers,and peak agencies in plan, policy and programdevelopment4.2 Involve people with disabilities and carers inresource development and workforce traininginitiatives focused on people with disabilities4.3 Include people with disabilities and peakagencies on the SSWAHS Disability Action PlanImplementation and Advisory Committee4.4 Review new plans in Community Participationforums4.5 Work with peak agencies and local groups todevelop a register of people with disabilitiesinterested in becoming involved in SSWAHSCommunity Participation activities4.6 Develop guidelines about informed consent,privacy, enduring guardianship, power ofattorney, information provision, assessingcapacity and advanced care directives4.6.1 for staffOngoingOngoingJanuary2008OngoingJune 2009March 2009All Directors(clinical and nonclinical)All Directors(clinical and nonclinical)Chief ExecutiveArea ManagerCommunityParticipationArea ManagerCommunityParticipationManager PatientAdmission SystemsNumber ofconsultationsNumber oftargeted initiativeswhich involvepeople withdisabilities/carersNumber ofrepresentatives onCommitteeNumber ofdocumentsreviewedRegisterdeveloped andusedGuidelinesdistributed, andplaced on theSSWAHS Website4.6.2 for the community July 2009 As above As aboveTo engage in activities which promote people with disabilities within the wider community4.7 Promote and participate in facility andcommunity events which recognise people with adisability such as International Day of People witha DisabilityOngoing Clinical ServiceDirectorsGeneral ManagersNumber of eventsannually4.8 Include positive stories about people withdisabilities in the SSWAHS Newsletter4.9 Identify people with disabilities, carers andservices as a target group for communityeducation programs4.10 Promote information about disabilityconferences and activities4.11 Recruit people with disabilities into volunteerprogramsOngoingDirector PublicAffairsNumber of positivearticles annuallyOngoing Clinical Directors Number of talks torelevant targetgroupsOngoing Clinical Directors Items on theintranet & raised inthe Area DisabilityCommitteeOngoingDirectorsCorporate ServicesNumber ofvolunteers withdisabilitiesPage 32