Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.
Doc No.: PD2007_023
Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Baby and child
Clinical/ Patient Services - Incident management
Summary
This policy directive aims to assist all NSW Health staff in understanding the legislative changes and their obligations in regard to making and responding to prenatal reports. Prenatal reports act as an extra risk factor that must be taken into account when assessing risk of harm to a child. Section 248 information sharing provisions are also extended to information regarding an unborn child who is the subject of a prenatal report.
Date of Publication: 30 March 2007
Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Primary Health and Community Partnerships
This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Community Health Centres, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres, Public Hospitals
Audience: All staff
Distributed to: Public Health System, Community Health Centres , Dental Schools and Clinics, Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres , Tertiary Education Institutes
Review Date: 30 March 2012
File No: 07/717
Status: Active
File link: Prenatal Reports
File size: 59Kb
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