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Hornery, Sonia to the
Minister for Health, and Minister for Medical Research
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- What steps are being taken to ensure New South Wales hospitals meet
national targets when assessing waiting times in emergency departments?
- How is the Minister working towards the goal of treating and transferring
or discharging 71 per cent of patients within four hours of arrival at
emergency departments?
- How successful have these actions been in achieving this goal?
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Answer -
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I am advised:
- to (3) NSW Health is committed to achieving the National Emergency Access
Target (NEAT). Achievement of NEAT requires whole of system strategies to
improve access to the right care in the right place at the right time for
patients.
Despite increased activity, NSW hospitals are progressing well
in their National Emergency Access Target performance, with an increase from
59% to 65% in the April-June quarter year-to-year. NSW is well on its way to
meeting the 71% benchmark by the end of the year.
The 'Whole of Hospital
Program' was commenced in 2013, which is designed to support Local Health
Districts in driving the strategic change needed to improve access to care and
patient flow across NSW Health. The fundamental feature of this Program is
local leadership, where the NSW Ministry of Health and the other health
agencies work together to support and facilitate local Program teams to deliver
results.
Local Health Districts tailor improvement strategies to the
needs of individual hospitals, and include capacity building, smarter staffing,
patient flow improvements and boosting clinical leadership.
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Question asked on 27 August 2013 (session 55-1)
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 172
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Answer received on 1 October 2013
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 181
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