In addition to this workforce enhancement, which has enabled the increase and improvement of a range of sub-acute services, the NPA on HHWR has also enabled the purchase of equipment for the Equipment Loan Services (ELS) to meet demand and to expand the range of equipment available to rehabilitation patients, such as bariatric equipment, bathing items and wheelchairs. The ongoing commitment to sub-acute service provision and continuation of key principles beyond the NPA on HHWR is evidenced through ACT’s the development of a new subacute hospital. Key deliverables Progress and timing Allocation of NPA Comments funding Equipment requirements have been $726k over four years The staffing profile for Equipment Loan 1. Enhance equipment funding for the Rehabilitation, Aged and identified and ordered from July 2012 (out of total Service (ELS) has been enhanced to Community Care (RACC) to June 2013. Rehabilitation funding of include an additional 1.0 FTE Health Equipment Loan Service (ELS) to $1.995 million over four Service Officer (HSO). expand the range of equipment years). Activities/purchasing under this available to rehabilitation initiative have been implemented up to Equipments for the ELS enhancement pool patients. This service is provided and ending 30 June 2013. was ordered and received by 30 June by RACC at the Canberra 2013. Total expenditure Hospital. 1.0 FTE Health Service Officer (HSO) for 2012-13 on this key who was permanently appointed in deliverable Bariatric equipment such as bathing items September 2010 continues to work in is $139,579.71 and wheelchairs were purchased to meet Location: Rehabilitation, Aged this role on an ongoing basis. demand. and Community Care – Village Creek Centre Kambah Key deliverables Progress and timing Allocation of NPA Comments funding
In addition to this workforce enhancement, which has enabled the increase and improvement of a range of sub-acute services, the NPA on HHWR has also enabled the purchase of equipment for the Equipment Loan Services (ELS) to meet demand and to expand the range of equipment available to rehabilitation patients, such as bariatric equipment, bathing items and wheelchairs. The ACT’s ongoing commitment to sub-acute service provision and continuation of key principles beyond the NPA on HHWR is evidenced through the development of a new subacute hospital. Key deliverables Progress and timing Allocation of NPA funding Comments 1. Enhance equipment funding for the Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Care (RACC) Equipment Loan Service (ELS) to expand the range of equipment available to rehabilitation patients. This service is provided by RACC at the Canberra Hospital. Location: Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Care – Village Creek Centre Kambah Equipment requirements have been identified and ordered from July 2012 to June 2013. Activities/purchasing under this initiative have been implemented up to and ending 30 June 2013. 1.0 FTE Health Service Officer (HSO) who was permanently appointed in September 2010 continues to work in this role on an ongoing basis. $726k over four years (out of total Rehabilitation funding of $1.995 million over four years). Total expenditure for 2012-13 on this key deliverable is $139,579.71 The staffing profile for Equipment Loan Service (ELS) has been enhanced to include an additional 1.0 FTE Health Service Officer (HSO). Equipments for the ELS enhancement pool was ordered and received by 30 June 2013. Bariatric equipment such as bathing items and wheelchairs were purchased to meet demand. Key deliverables Progress and timing Allocation of NPA funding Comments
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