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Neurosurgery Network Projects

Achievements:

-       Development of a Model of Care for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for the treatment of medication refractory movement disorders.

-       Completion of a cost effectiveness analysis (CEA) of DBS for the treatment of medication refractory movement disorders.

-       Development of a Neurological Observation Chart.

-       Development of an Education Package to accompany the introduction of the Neurological Observation Chart.

-       Appointment of a temporary part-time Project Officer to implement a Pilot Program to trial the Neurological Observation Chart and education Package.

-       Paediatric Neurosurgical Nursing representatives from John Hunter Hospital and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead have joined the Network Executive.

-       Convention of an annual (multi) Allied Health Disciplines Clinical Day.

-       Election of two members of the Network Executive to the roles of President and Secretary of the Australasian Neuroscience Nurses’ Association (ANNA).

-       Amalgamation of Interventional Neuroradiologists (INR) into the Network

Current priorities:

-       Table DBS Model of Care and CEA for DBS at the DoH;

-       Develop a financial build for DBS to be tabled with State Treasury;

-       Complete and evaluate Neurological Observation Chart pilot project;

-       Develop Standards of Care for 24 hour micro-discectomy including extended day-only (EDO);

-       Nomination of a neurosurgeon from the Network Executive to join the Surgical Services Taskforce;

-       Writing Version 2 of the Combined Clinical Audit Database minimum data set;

-       Developing a state wide neurosurgical services referral plan;

-       Begin establishment of a state and national Shunt Registry;

-       Working with the Demand and Performance Evaluation Branch to refine the neurosurgery specific data extracted from the Surgery Dashboard;

-       Establishing a generic list of consumables for INR services for the purpose of bulk purchasing;

-       Consumer initiated project to establish the compulsory wearing of protective head gear on ski slopes

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