Kate NeedhamExecutive Director

Agency for Clinical Innovation

5th NSW Rural Allied Health ConferencePort Macquarie

Mid North Coast Local Health District

9 November 2011

Aged HealthAnaesthesia and

Perioperative CareBlood and Marrow

TransplantationBrain Injury RehabilitationCardiacEmergency Care InstituteEndocrineGastroenterologyGynaecological OncologyImaging – Radiology and

Nuclear MedicineIntellectual Disability

MusculoskeletalNeurosurgeryNutritionOphthalmologyPain ManagementRenalRespiratorySevere BurnsSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTransition CareUrology

ACI Clinical Networks

Governance Review

“A reformed Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) will be structured to take on a greatly strengthened role as the primary agency for engaging clinical service networks and designing and implementing new models of care.”

Governance Review

“The current Department resources dedicated to clinical innovation and changes in models of care to be transferred to the Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) in its strengthened form. This will include Department units responsible for: clinical redesign; out of hospital care; chronic disease management programs; acute care services.”

Governance Review

“The ACI is established to promote innovation in health service delivery and it has established an extensive network of clinicians working in this area.”

NSW Health and Medical Research Strategic Review

“Assign responsibility for identifying NSW priorities for translating existingresearch evidence into the implementation of clinical guidelines andpopulation health programs to the Agency for Clinical Innovation and theNSW Population Health Network.”

ACI Clinical Networks

> 50 consumers Individual patients, carers and community members

Representatives – peak health and disability NGOs

ACI Consumer Council:

established February 2011

advises ACI Board

includes people with expertise and experience in community engagement

Community Engagement Research Project (CERP)

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looking critically at what we do

building capacity to engage communities

developing new community engagement and knowledge management models

test and evaluate

Sustainable projects spreading best practice stroke care dialysis capacity safe sedation cardiac monitoring, drug eluting stents and ICDs orthogeriatric care osteoporotic refracture prevention parenteral nutrition burn injury eye emergency

System-wide best practice models in pipeline Severe Chronic Respiratory and Cardiac Disease Diabetes Delirium Osteoarthritis Pain Management Deep Brain Stimulation Thrombolysis Brain Injury Rehabilitation Hepatitis B and C

Collaboration with pillars and other agencies Sepsis Kills – ACI/CEC initiative Between the Flags – ACI/CEC initiative CHOPS – ACI, CEC and GP NSW Avoidable admissions – ACI and BHI Osteoporotic Refracture Prevention

Implementation – ACI and CETI Gynaecological Oncology – Cancer Institute NSW Health Support Services – Nutrition Standards

OA Chronic Care Program

Pilot in 8 sites Led by allied health

ACI Stroke

NetworkCoordinating Committee

(90 clinicians)

+1,000 clinicians

on theemail distribution

list

ACI Stroke

NetworkCoordinating Committee

(90 clinicians)

+1,000 clinicians

on theemail distribution

list

Education & Professional Development (including protocols)• Statewide Education & Training• Annual SNAHSF• Annual SMART STROKES Conference• Guidelines, Protocols & Models of Care

Education & Professional Development (including protocols)• Statewide Education & Training• Annual SNAHSF• Annual SMART STROKES Conference• Guidelines, Protocols & Models of Care

Research• Research training • Research applications• Academic engagement

Research• Research training • Research applications• Academic engagement

Stroke Rehabilitation & Stroke Recovery• Service gap delivery • Workforce

Stroke Rehabilitation & Stroke Recovery• Service gap delivery • Workforce

Outcomes & Measurement • Minimum data set• NSW Key Result Areas• NSF / NSRI Audit results• AuSCR Project

Outcomes & Measurement • Minimum data set• NSW Key Result Areas• NSF / NSRI Audit results• AuSCR Project

Strategic Planning, including Workforce, Pre Hospital Emergency

• Stroke unit development • Rural stroke services• Recruitment & retention• Pathway to tPA Project

Strategic Planning, including Workforce, Pre Hospital Emergency

• Stroke unit development • Rural stroke services• Recruitment & retention• Pathway to tPA Project

Consumer Liaison Community Education Australian Aphasia Assn Stroke Recovery Assn NSW CALD Carer Framework NSW Health

Consumer Liaison Community Education Australian Aphasia Assn Stroke Recovery Assn NSW CALD Carer Framework NSW Health

Working PartiesWorking Parties

Statewide PartnershipsStatewide Partnerships

NSW Rural Institute of Clinical Services & Teaching

NSW Rural Institute of Clinical Services & Teaching

Ambulance Service NSWAmbulance Service NSW

Clinical Excellence Commission Clinical Excellence Commission

NSW Rural Stroke Care Coordinators Network

NSW Rural Stroke Care Coordinators Network

Stroke Recovery Assn NSW Stroke Recovery Assn NSW

National Heart Foundation (NSW Division)

National Heart Foundation (NSW Division)

Stroke Society of NSWStroke Society of NSW

National Stroke Research InstituteNational Stroke Research Institute

National Stroke FoundationNational Stroke Foundation

National Partnerships National Partnerships

Australasian Stroke Unit NetworkAustralasian Stroke Unit Network

Australian Stroke CoalitionAustralian Stroke Coalition

Stroke Society of AustralasiaStroke Society of Australasia

Health System Quality,Performance &

Innovation

The Team & The Network

Join us and make a difference

ACI networks - include allied health open to anyone working in NSW Health

Tower A, Level 15, Zenith Centre821-843 Pacific Highway, Chatswood NSW 2067

PO Box 699Chatswood NSW 2057

T + 61 2 8644 2200F + 61 2 8644 2151

www.health.nsw.gov.au/gmct/ABN 89 809 648 636

Kate Needham

Executive DirectorEmail: kate.needham@aci.health.nsw.gov.au