All transport will be finalized in the PTL including area transport, community transport and Ambulance. Taxi vouchers will be authorized from the PTL where required. Escalation to the Patient Flow Manager or After Hours Nurse Manager will occur if there are unresolved delays. Responsible Person: Patient Transit Lounge staff REVIEW DATE AUTHOR VERSION Day month year Write name 1 10 July 2011 John Smith 2 Endorsed: ________________________ Director of Nursing and Midwifery the Hospital Endorsed: ________________________ General Manager the Hospital AMBULANCE SERVICE NSW BOOKINGS FOR PATIENT TRANSPORT OBJECTIVE: To provide a process for booking ambulances, which occur unexpectedly, after 1200pm during weekdays. APPLICATION: 24 hours 7 days per week PRINCIPLES: Discussions about a patient’s transport home should occur as early as possible in the patient’s admission to the facility and should be in line with local transport services and guidelines. Patients requiring transport with the Ambulance Service of NSW (ASNSW) should have notification to ASNSW as early as possible. Where a decision to discharge a patient has occurred in the afternoon and transport with ASNSW is required, determination of the appropriate type of transport is required. Patients will be transferred to the Patient Transit Lounge (PTL) where one is available to await transport.
All transport will be finalized in the PTL including area transport, community transport and Ambulance. Taxi vouchers will be authorized from the PTL where required. Escalation to the Patient Flow Manager or After Hours Nurse Manager will occur if there are unresolved delays. Responsible Person: Patient Transit Lounge staff REVIEW DATE AUTHOR VERSION Day month year Write name 1 10 July 2011 John Smith 2 Endorsed: ________________________ Director of Nursing and Midwifery the Hospital Endorsed: ________________________ General Manager the Hospital AMBULANCE SERVICE NSW BOOKINGS FOR PATIENT TRANSPORT OBJECTIVE: To provide a process for booking ambulances, which occur unexpectedly, after 1200pm during weekdays. APPLICATION: 24 hours 7 days per week PRINCIPLES: Discussions about a patient’s transport home should occur as early as possible in the patient’s admission to the facility and should be in line with local transport services and guidelines. Patients requiring transport with the Ambulance Service of NSW (ASNSW) should have notification to ASNSW as early as possible. Where a decision to discharge a patient has occurred in the afternoon and transport with ASNSW is required, determination of the appropriate type of transport is required. Patients will be transferred to the Patient Transit Lounge (PTL) where one is available to await transport.
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