Standards Health Definition service type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Primary A primary healthcare centre All items All items All items All items All items All items All items All items Some All items healthcare brings together a wide range items centre of community and rural except only for may be health services to meet local Action blood community needs using a 5.3.1 products community nursing model, used some centres may have some inpatient sub-acute beds or provide residential aged care and emergency services, if required.9 Royal Flying The Royal Flying Doctor All items All items All items All items All items All items All items All items All items All items Service supports sustainable Doctor’s Service and delivery of primary care except only for other aerial services to people in rural and Action blood transport remote communities, including 5.3.1 products services the provision of aeromedical used evacuations, primary and community health clinics, medical checks and remote consultations.9 Sexual abuse Support services offer All items All items Some Some All items All items Not Not Not Not services confidential counselling, items items advocacy and referral to may not may be except sexual abuse victims including be Action children, men and women.16 applicable 5.3.1 Management of the physical, All items All items Some All items All items All items Not Not Not Not Women’s health emotional and mental health items of women, their families may not except and their relationships, with be Action focused importance on their applicable 5.3.1 psychosocial and cultural environment in treatment.13
Health service type Definition Standards 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Primary healthcare centre A primary healthcare centre brings together a wide range of community and rural health services to meet local community needs using a community nursing model, some centres may have some inpatient sub-acute beds or provide residential aged care and emergency services, if required.9 All items All items All items All items All items except Action 5.3.1 All items All items only for blood products used All items Some items may be All items Royal Flying Doctor’s Service and other aerial transport services The Royal Flying Doctor Service supports sustainable delivery of primary care services to people in rural and remote communities, including the provision of aeromedical evacuations, primary and community health clinics, medical checks and remote consultations.9 All items All items All items All items All items except Action 5.3.1 All items All items only for blood products used All items All items All items Sexual abuse services Support services offer confidential counselling, advocacy and referral to sexual abuse victims including children, men and women.16 All items All items Some items may not be applicable Some items may be All items except Action 5.3.1 All items Not Not Not Not Women’s health Management of the physical, emotional and mental health of women, their families and their relationships, with focused importance on their psychosocial and cultural environment in treatment.13 All items All items Some items may not be applicable All items All items except Action 5.3.1 All items Not Not Not Not
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