Quality and Safety
Correct Patient/Patient Identification in NSW

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Quality and Safety Branch Audit Tool

Tools submitted by health facilities in NSW

Audit tools Correct Patient, Correct Procedure, Correct Site Audit North Coast AHS Correct Patient, Correct Site, Correct Procedure Audit Tool, SESIAHS [Word] Correct Patient, Correct Site, Correct Procedure Audit Tool, SWAHS Interventional Procedure, Correct Patient Verification Audit Tool, GSAHS Time Out Audit Tool (Excel) Northern Sydney Central Coast Team Time Out Audit Tool Northern Sydney Central Coast AHS Review on policy implementation survey form Sydney West AHS Time Out Time Out Checklist for Surgical Procedures of checklist in the Correct Patient, Correct Procedure and Correct Site Policy Directive PD2007_079 Time Out verification labels SESIAHS imaging Time Out Procedure for patients receiving Radiation Therapy Northern Sydney Cancer Centre Time Out Stickers North Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service (MS Word) Time Out Reminder for Nuclear Medicine Secretaries Royal North Shore Hospital A4 Poster Checklists Post Anaesthetic Care Record NCAHS Orderly Checklist South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service Completion of Interventional Procedure Correct Patient Verification Checklist Form Greater Southern Area Health Service Interventional Procedure Correct Patient Verification Checklist Greater Southern Area Health Service Flowcharts Flowchart for GSAHS Interventional Procedure Correct Patient Verification Checklist Greater Southern Area Health Service Policies and procedures Patient Identification - Correct Patient, Correct CSS- RT- P-Clin Prac -01 Procedure and Correct Site, Radiation Therapy Department South East Sydney Area Health Service Procedure for the Checking and Labelling of Specimens in the Operating Suite Greater Southern Area Health Service Correct Patient, Correct Site, Correct Procedure, NCAHS Correct Patient, Correct Site, Correct Procedure Policy, NCAHS Draft Implementation Plan for Model Policy - Correct Patient, Site Surgery Hunter New England Patient Identification - Correct Patient, Correct Procedure and Correct Site Policy Sydney South West Area Health Service Radiology PowerPoint presentations Ensuring Patient Safety South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Radiology audit tools Correct Patient, Correct Procedure and Correct Site Policy2007-Radiology Education Series Part 1 Sydney West Area Health Service Correct Patient/Procedure/Site Nuclear Medicine workflow for Breast Sentinel Node Lymphoscintigraphy Liverpool Hospital Clinical Report Sydney University Greater Southern Imaging Service Request Form Greater Southern Area Health Service Radiographer Clinical History Greater Southern Area Health Service Sample proformas for Radiographic and Medical Imaging Health Assessments Monash University Safe Work Practices for Time Out Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Correct Patient Identification Policy St George Hospital & Community Health Service Protocol on the Correct Patient Correct Procedure and Correct Site The Children's Hospital Westmead Radiology Correct Patient, Correct Procedure and Correct Site Policy Greater Southern Area Health Service Nuclear Medicine Ensuring Correct Patient, Correct Site, Correct Procedure (Word) Royal North Shore Hospital Radiation Oncology Request (Patient Consent) for Radiotherapy, NC North Coast Cancer Institute (NCCI) Posters, factsheets, brochures and stickers Safe patient identification: The 3 Ws SSWAHS (Word) How do you correctly identify a patient? SSWAHS (PDF) Patient Information used in Medical Imaging Departments, HNE (photo of poster) Trolley Slips Radiology Radiology Department, SESI AHS (Excel) Ensuring Correct Patient, Correct Site, Correct Procedure in Radiology Department Liverpool Hospital Oral Health - Ensuring Correct Patient, Correct Site, Correct Procedure Sydney West Area Health Service A4 Poster Ensuring Correct Patient, Correct Site, Correct Procedure A4 Poster Ensuring Correct Patient, Correct Site, Correct Procedure A3 Poster Ensuring Correct Patient, Correct Site, Correct Procedure Factsheet If time is money, following these steps to ensure correct procedures is a sound investment