The WOHP hosted two half day forums in May 2015 to share identified best practice in demand management, present current clinical advice relevant to winter 2015 and provide exposure to a range of operational experiences on maintaining performance.
A playlist of all forum presentations is also available.
Presentation by Melinda Pascoe and Luke Worth, Whole of Health On review of the collection of winter and escalation plans shared by LHDs and SHNs, areas of good practice have been highlighted.
Up to date NSW influenza surveillance reports are also available.
Video of presentation by David Dutton, Executive Director Service Delivery, NSW Ambulance An overview of NSW Ambulance Escalation Plans and how to best align with Ambulance to help maintain the emergency response.
Video of presentation by Jenny Van Cleef, State Manager - Non Emergency Patient Transport An overview of NEPT and how to best use the service in winter.
More information on the full range of services is available on the healthdirect website.
Presentation of lessons learnt from examples of winter strategies and escalation plans by Melinda Pascoe, Senior Systems Support Specialist – Patient Flow Portal.
Local health district and specialty health representatives, along with key partners, were invited back in November 2015 to a Post Winter Forum to discuss the effectiveness of local strategies in managing peak demand. Knowledge and experience gained from a series of presentations will be used for planning going forward.