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Title	Document No.	Last Updated
Aboriginal Employment Strategy (The)	PD2005_120	25/01/2005
Access to Health Care Facilities - Improved	PD2005_077	25/01/2005
Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Guidelines	GL2008_019	22/12/2008
Advance Care Directives (NSW) - Using	GL2005_056	22/03/2005
Aged Care Facilities - Impact of the Commonwealth Aged Care Act 1997: State Government Residential	PD2005_122	25/01/2005
Antenatal Card	GL2005_025	27/01/2005
Antenatal Maternal Referral/Transfer: Known Congenital Anomalies Likely to Require Surgery	PD2005_158	25/01/2005
Babies - Charges in Respect of Newborns	PD2005_151	25/01/2005
Baby Capsules Replacement in NSW Hospitals	PD2005_164	25/01/2005
Bacille Calmette Guerin Vaccination	PD2005_208	27/01/2005
Bisphosphonate Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws - Prevention	GL2008_010	13/06/2008
Blood - Fingerstick Blood Sampling Devices	PD2005_136	25/01/2005
Blood - Fresh Components - Management	PD2005_261	27/01/2005
Blood Alcohol and Drug Test Kits - Modification of	PD2005_572	06/04/2005
Capital Works Procedure No 18 (CWP18) Asset Maintenance Planning	GL2005_009	25/01/2005
Certificates of Hospital Service Issued to Interns	PD2005_605	12/07/2005
Chaplaincy Services to the NSW Health System	PD2005_123	25/01/2005
Chemotherapy	PD2005_071	25/01/2005
Child Care Policy - NSW Health	PD2005_100	25/01/2005
Child Protection Roles and Responsibilities - Interagency	PD2006_104	29/11/2006
Children and Infants with Acute Abdominal Pain - Acute Management	PD2005_384	27/01/2005
Children and Infants with Asthma - Acute Management	PD2005_386	27/01/2005
Children and Infants with Bronchiolitis - Acute Management	PD2005_387	27/01/2005
Children and Infants with Croup - Acute Management	PD2005_392	27/01/2005
Children and Infants with Fever - Acute Management	PD2005_388	27/01/2005
Children and Infants with Head Injury - Acute Management	PD2005_391	27/01/2005
Children and Infants with Otitis Media - Acute Management	PD2005_385	27/01/2005
Children and Infants with Sore Throats - Acute Management	PD2006_019	02/03/2006
Children Overdue for Immunisation (Guidelines for the Active Follow-Up of )	PD2005_098	25/01/2005
Circumcision of Normal Male Infants - Policy	PD2005_330	27/01/2005
Clinical Coders - Recommended Salary Determination	PD2005_131	25/01/2005
Clinical Practices - Pressure Ulcer Prevention	PD2005_257	27/01/2005
Colour and Colour Consultants in Health Care Building Projects - Use of	GL2005_010	25/01/2005
Contact Tracing Guidelines for the Sexually Transmissible Diseases and Blood Borne Viruses	PD2005_184	27/01/2005
Cremation Certificates and related requirements	PD2006_081	16/10/2006
Critical Care Adult Tertiary Referral Networks - Intensive Care Default Policy	PD2006_046	03/07/2006
Data Collections - Process for Approval of New or Modified	PD2005_155	25/01/2005
Discharge Planning: Responsive Standards (Revised November 2007)	PD2007_092	13/12/2007
Discharge Policy for Emergency Department at risk patients	PD2005_082	25/01/2005
DNA Testing - Predictive and Diagnostic for Serious Adult Onset Neurogenetic Disorders - Guidelines	PD2005_303	27/01/2005
Drug and Alcohol Psychosocial Interventions Professional Practice Guidelines	GL2008_009	07/05/2008
Drugs - Highly Specialised Program - Guidelines for Undertaking Clinical Trials	PD2005_078	25/01/2005
EEO Program Minimum Standards for AHS's and the NSW Ambulance Service	PD2005_145	25/01/2005
Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Referrals - Policy	PD2005_156	25/01/2005
Emergency Paediatric Referrals - Policy	PD2005_157	25/01/2005
Employees Conducting Financial Transactions and/or Dealing with Money/Property for Patients/Clients	PD2005_167	25/01/2005
Employment Health Assessment Policy and Guidelines	PD2005_186	27/01/2005
End-of-Life Care and Decision-Making - Guidelines	GL2005_057	22/03/2005
Entities - Authorisation of Control. Fundraising and Accounting	PD2005_084	25/01/2005
Environmental Health Officers - Out of Hours Paging Allowance	PD2005_452	28/01/2005
Exposure of Sonographers to Ionising Radiation	PD2005_125	25/01/2005
Factor VIII Treatment/Supply to Patients with Haemophilia and von Willebrands Disorder	PD2005_168	25/01/2005
Factor VIII Usage - January 1997 - Guidelines	PD2005_106	25/01/2005
Fees Payable to Sessional Optometrists in Public Hospitals	PD2005_119	25/01/2005
Firearms Security	GL2005_035	27/01/2005
Flexible Work Practices - Policy	PD2005_087	25/01/2005
Folic Acid and Neural Tube Defects	PD2005_066	25/01/2005
Genetics Tests - Charging Policy Clinically Required Specialised-Non-Medicare Benefits Schedule Item	PD2005_335	27/01/2005
Glutaraldehyde in NSW Public Health Care Facilities (Policy and Guidelines for Safe Use of)	PD2005_108	25/01/2005
Grants - Health Program for Radiation Oncology Equipment	PD2005_094	25/01/2005
Health Records and Medical/Clinical Reports - Charging Policy	PD2006_050	05/07/2006
HEALTHPLAN	PD2009_008	17/02/2009
Hepatitis B Vaccination Policy	PD2005_222	27/01/2005
HIV Antibody Testing by Laboratories in NSW	PD2006_035	01/06/2006
HIV Confidentiality: A Guide to Legal Requirements	PD2005_134	25/01/2005
HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C - Management of Health Care Workers Potentially Exposed	PD2005_311	27/01/2005
HIV, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C - Health Care Workers Infected	PD2005_162	25/01/2005
Hot or Cold Packs Application	GL2005_015	25/01/2005
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) - Management of Non-Occupational Exposure	PD2006_005	23/01/2006
Human Services - Collaboration in Delivering Human Services in NSW	PD2007_010	21/02/2007
Human Tissue - Consent to Removal of Regenerative Tissue from Young Children and Consent Form	PD2006_010	03/02/2006
Human Tissue - Requirements of the Human Tissue Act 1983 in relation to research & use of tissue	GL2006_021	30/11/2006
Hypertension in Pregnancy	PD2005_346	27/01/2005
Immunisation Register - Australian Childhood	PD2005_085	25/01/2005
Incremental Salary Progression for Part-Time Employees in PHO's and Health Administration Corp	PD2005_456	28/01/2005
Information Sharing - NSW Health & DoCS - Opioid Treatment - Responsibility - Children Under 16	PD2006_085	22/11/2006
Insurance of Nurses Undertaking Courses Funded by or Conducted on behalf of NSW Health Department	PD2005_090	25/01/2005
Integrated Primary and Community Health Policy 2007 - 2012	PD2006_106	05/12/2006
Kidney Donation - Living (including Directed and Non-Directed Donation)	PD2009_013	26/03/2009
Leasing of Equipment	PD2005_146	25/01/2005
Locking of Patients' Bedrooms in Psychiatric Inpatient Facilities	PD2005_103	25/01/2005
Long Service Leave Entitlements for Permanent Part-Time Employees - Public Hospital Employees	PD2005_440	28/01/2005
Management Development Strategy for NSW Health	PD2005_112	25/01/2005
Maternity - Public Homebirth Services	PD2006_045	29/06/2006
Maternity Emergencies	PD2005_161	25/01/2005
Maternity Leave - Access to Reduced Hours for Staff Following Return	PD2005_154	25/01/2005
Mature-Aged Workforce Policy	PD2005_137	25/01/2005
Meals on Wheels Service - Charges Made by Public Hospitals for Meals Supplied	PD2005_110	25/01/2005
Medical Helipads - Guidelines	PD2005_128	25/01/2005
Medical Retrieval System - Problem Case Notification	GL2005_019	25/01/2005
Medication Handling in Community-Based Health Services/Residential Facilities in NSW - Guidelines	PD2005_105	25/01/2005
Meningococcal Disease - Supply of Rifampicin Prophylaxis to Prevent	PD2005_163	25/01/2005
Mental Health Outcomes & Assessment Tools (MH-OAT) Data Collection Reporting Requirement 1 July 2006	PD2006_041	28/06/2006
Methotrexate - Safe use of Oral Methotrexate	PD2005_624	26/09/2005
MH-OAT Clinical Assessment Protocols and Modules - NSW Standardised	PD2005_358	27/01/2005
Misconduct/Disciplinary Inquiries Payment of Shift Penalties/Other Work Related Allowances	PD2005_095	25/01/2005
Mobile Phones and Wireless Communication Devices - Interference with Medical Equipment - Use of	GL2005_045	27/01/2005
Multi Purpose Services (Guidelines for NSW)	PD2005_124	25/01/2005
National Blood Authority - Accountability for Blood and Blood Products in NSW	PD2005_332	27/01/2005
Neonates - Management of Procedure - Related Pain	PD2006_060	31/07/2006
Newborn Infants with Respiratory Maladaptation to Birth - Observation and Management	PD2005_256	27/01/2005
Newborn Stabilisation Prior to Transport (Guidelines for Facilities for the )	PD2005_107	25/01/2005
Nicotine Dependent Inpatients (The Guide for the Management of)	GL2005_036	27/01/2005
Non-Coring Needles - De-Accessing from Internal Catheter Ports (The)	PD2005_088	25/01/2005
Notifiable Disease Data Security and Confidentiality	PD2005_181	27/01/2005
Notification of Infectious Diseases under the Public Health Act 1991	PD2006_014	20/02/2006
Nylon Carpets in Health Care Buildings - Use of	PD2005_080	25/01/2005
Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases	PD2007_006	01/02/2007
Orientation Policy for NSW Health	PD2005_187	27/01/2005
Orthodontic Care in Public Dental Clinics	PD2005_101	25/01/2005
Out-of-Pocket Expenses and Christmas Season Parties	PD2005_114	25/01/2005
Palliative Care Role Delineation Framework	GL2007_022	26/11/2007
Paracetamol Use	PD2009_009	26/02/2009
Performance Managing for A Better Practice Approach for NSW Health	PD2005_180	27/01/2005
Pharmaceutical Prescribing and Labelling of Non-Standard Pharmaceutical Preparations	PD2005_091	25/01/2005
Pharmacists - Private Dispensing Fee	PD2005_115	25/01/2005
Postgraduate Medical Council of NSW - Role and Responsibility	PD2005_143	25/01/2005
Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) - Framework for Prevention, Early Recognition & Management	PD2005_264	27/01/2005
Pre-Procedure Preparation Toolkit	GL2007_018	02/11/2007
Pregnancy - Framework for Terminations in New South Wales Public Health Organisations	PD2005_587	25/05/2005
Preventive Therapy	PD2005_072	25/01/2005
Private Sector Financing of Government Facilities Barter Transactions	PD2005_172	27/01/2005
Program of Appliances for Disabled People (PADP) - NSW Health Policy	PD2005_563	22/03/2005
Protected Disclosures Procedures in Health Services (Policy and Guidelines for the Development of)	PD2005_135	25/01/2005
Protecting Children and Young People	PD2005_299	27/01/2005
Protecting Children and Young People - DoCS Risk of Harm Report Form	PD2006_109	12/12/2006
Pseudoephedrine - Misuse	GL2005_016	25/01/2005
Purchasing Under State Government Contracts Exemption Applications	PD2005_093	25/01/2005
Qualifications for Senior Financial Management and Accounting Positions	PD2005_169	27/01/2005
Recommendation of Service Providers to Patients by Staff of Health Organisations	PD2005_086	25/01/2005
Records - Access by the Child Death Review Team	PD2005_286	27/01/2005
Records - Principles for Creation, Management, Storage and Disposal of Health Care Records	PD2005_127	25/01/2005
Records Retention and Disposal on the Closure of Health Organisations	PD2005_282	27/01/2005
Refugee Screening and Follow-Up	PD2005_074	25/01/2005
Register of Patients - ISC - Private Hospitals/Private Data Procedure Centres from 1 July 2000	PD2005_175	27/01/2005
Register of Surgical Operations	PD2005_284	27/01/2005
Rehabilitation for Chronic Disease - Implementing Volume 2	GL2006_022	06/12/2006
Rehabilitation for Chronic Disease Volume 1	PD2006_107	06/12/2006
Reimbursement of Child Care Costs for Health Service Board Members	PD2005_111	25/01/2005
Rental and Management Aspects of Public Sector Housing	PD2005_089	25/01/2005
Resuscitation Equipment and Training	PD2005_083	25/01/2005
Rh D Immunoglobulin (Anti-D)	PD2006_074	29/08/2006
Rural General Practitioner Vocational Trainees - Hospital Appointments	PD2005_349	27/01/2005
Salaried Senior Medical Practitioner - Rights of Private Practice - GST Treatment - PHOs	PD2005_598	14/06/2005
Salaries & Wages - Charging of Commission by Health Services for Deductions	PD2005_185	27/01/2005
Screening - Target Groups	PD2005_073	25/01/2005
Screening for Sexually Transmissible Diseases (STDs) and Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs) in Pregnancy	GL2005_024	27/01/2005
Sharps Injuries - Prevention in the NSW Public Health System	PD2007_052	29/06/2007
Single Use Medical Devices (SUDs) Remanufacture	PD2005_399	27/01/2005
Smoke Free Workplace Policy - Progression of the NSW Health	PD2005_375	27/01/2005
Staff Mobility - Portability of Leave - ARCBS Employees Employed by PHO between 1/7/1999 - 30/6/2002	PD2005_166	25/01/2005
Staff Transfer of Existing Public Servants of Mental Health Services to AHS/Public Hospitals	PD2005_454	28/01/2005
Suicidal Behaviour - Management of Patients with Possible Suicidal Behaviour	PD2005_121	25/01/2005
Tracheostomy - Unavoidable early (<72 hours) Tracheostomy Tube change	PD2006_098	13/11/2006
Trainee Enrolled Nurse Failure Policy Guidelines	PD2005_065	25/01/2005
Transfer of Patient from Public Hospital to Private Facilities	PD2005_096	25/01/2005
Transgender People - Managing Workplace Issues	PD2005_165	25/01/2005
Transport of People Who are Mentally Ill	PD2005_139	25/01/2005
Trustee Amendment (Discretionary Investments) Act 1997	PD2005_126	25/01/2005
Tuberculosis (TB) Coordinator (AREA) Role	GL2005_031	27/01/2005
Tuberculosis - Management of Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in NSW	PD2005_159	25/01/2005
Tuberculosis - Minimising the risk of Tuberculosis in patients starting Anti TNF Inhibitors	GL2008_007	07/04/2008
Tuberculosis Health Undertakings (TBU) - Follow-Up	PD2005_075	25/01/2005
Tuberculosis Management of People Knowingly Placing Others at Risk of Infection - Guidelines	PD2005_068	25/01/2005
Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Services - Chest Clinics in NSW (The Role of)	GL2005_030	27/01/2005
Tuberculosis Related Services - Charging	PD2008_018	07/04/2008
Vaccine Preventable Disease - Guidelines for Appropriate Action in Event of Outbreak	GL2005_008	25/01/2005
Victims Rights Act 1996	PD2005_287	27/01/2005
Waste Management Guidelines for Health Care Facilities - August 1998	PD2005_132	25/01/2005
Water Conservation in the NSW Health System	GL2005_017	25/01/2005
Welcome to Country Protocols Policy	PD2005_472	15/02/2005
Will Making in Public Health Facilities	PD2005_067	25/01/2005
Work Experience Programs in NSW Public Health System (Guidelines for Provision of )	GL2005_020	25/01/2005
Workforce Learning and Development Strategy for NSW Health	PD2005_113	25/01/2005