on a range of process and quality establish clinical leadership by Starship measures. Hospital for children’s acute services start planning to establish a national A national governance group for SCI paediatric rehabilitation service services will be established by ACC and pilot two SCI registries via Canterbury the Ministry. This group comprising service DHB managers, senior clinical lead and pilot shared care plans via Counties community representatives across SCI Manukau DHB services will initially be derived from the current National Quality Forum Group that progress work to introduce an meets twice a year. The group will provide equipment and asset transfer process national direction for SCI services, monitor between the Ministry and ACC quality and continue to promote innovation. progress workforce development actions It will meet a minimum of twice a year. consistent with this Action Plan and the Disability Workforce Action Plan. Immediate priorities for the first year of implementation are to: Objectives are described in the following establish a national governance group section, together with examples of how the for SCI services work will translate into improving outcomes for people with SCI. Actions for future years implement an acute pathway for adult are signalled, but may be subject to SCI services including a single point of revision following the introduction of coordination changes identified as immediate priorities. OBJECTIVE Improve acute clinical outcomes for adults requiring acute SCI care OBJECTIVE 1: Improve acute clinical outcomes for adults requiring acute SCI care
on a range of process and quality measures. A national governance group for SCI services will be established by ACC and the Ministry. This group comprising service managers, senior clinical lead and community representatives across SCI services will initially be derived from the current National Quality Forum Group that meets twice a year. The group will provide national direction for SCI services, monitor quality and continue to promote innovation. It will meet a minimum of twice a year. Immediate priorities for the first year of implementation are to: establish a national governance group for SCI services implement an acute pathway for adult SCI services including a single point of coordination establish clinical leadership by Starship Hospital for children’s acute services start planning to establish a national paediatric rehabilitation service pilot two SCI registries via Canterbury DHB pilot shared care plans via Counties Manukau DHB progress work to introduce an equipment and asset transfer process between the Ministry and ACC progress workforce development actions consistent with this Action Plan and the Disability Workforce Action Plan. Objectives are described in the following section, together with examples of how the work will translate into improving outcomes for people with SCI. Actions for future years are signalled, but may be subject to revision following the introduction of changes identified as immediate priorities. OBJECTIVE Improve acute clinical outcomes for adults requiring acute SCI care OBJECTIVE 1: Improve acute clinical outcomes for adults requiring acute SCI care
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