This operational directive describes the minimum requirements for the routine screening and the subsequent management of patients identified with Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in WA healthcare facilities (HCFs).
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Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 2 June 2014
The Specialist Outpatient Services Access Policy is the single document to guide Health Services in the delivery and management for specialist outpatient appointments, with an emphasis on discharging patients from specialist outpatient services to their primary health care providers.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 24 February 2014
The aim of this Operational Directive is to inform Health Services of the commencement of a metropolitan centralised referral allocation system, commencing with outpatient services.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 3 April 2017
This policy is to assist, educate and enable midwives and medical practitioners to care safely for healthy pregnant women who choose to use the bath and / or pool during all stages of their labour and birth.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 1 June 2015
The new Guidelines, which include the WA Health Protection of Children Policy, are the primary initial resource to support all WA Health employees to comply with their legal and professional responsibilities in protection of children matters.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 1 December 2011
As a strategy to enhance patient flow, on ambulance arrival at a metropolitan Emergency Department (ED) patients are to be triaged by the ED Triage Nurse in consultation with the Ambulance Officer, and where clinically appropriate, patients are to be directed to the ED waiting room.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 7 December 2021
This policy provides that all proposals for the development or amendment of primary or subsidiary legislation on behalf of the Minister for Health are to be submitted to Legal and Legislative Services for coordination at an early stage using the Request for Legal Advice Form.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 17 February 2022
The Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Policy specifies the mandatory policy requirements that all Health Service Providers (HSPs) must comply with to strengthen and embed the approach to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people living in Western Australia.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 1 July 2016
This mandatory policy is to ensure that all matters relating to the application of the terms and conditions of contractual medical indemnities are referred to Legal and Legislative Services.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 1 July 2016
This mandatory policy is to ensure that HSPs seek legal advice prior to engaging in a Commercial Activity pursuant to section 35 of the Health Services Act 2016.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 3 April 2017
The WA Health Language Services Policy ensures the provision of interpreting and translating services to facilitate effective and consumer- focused communication between consumers and carers and HSP staff, and promotes fundamental consumer rights such as access to high quality care, safety, respect, communication and participation.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 9 August 2018
The Acceptable Use of lCT and Information Security policies are two high risk policies that, together, provide a framework underpinning many of the digital security strategies employed in the WA health system. The Information Security policy outlines the security controls required to be implemented, monitored and reviewed across the WA health system. It aligns to the principles of the Australian Standards for information security management which support a risk-based approach to information security that is appropriate to sensitivity, risk profile and business need. It outlines actions that all staff need to take and additional actions for lCT staff, including those at HSS.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 18 October 2018
The purpose of the My Health Record (MHR) Policy is to set standards for Health Service Providers regarding the appropriate use of the MHR.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 1 July 2016
WA Health is committed to maintaining efficient and effective internal audit functions as required by the FMA through the provision of independent and objective assurance and consulting activities. This will assist WA Health accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and contribute to the improvement of risk management, control and governance processes.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 1 June 2016
The Principle of the Policy is to ensure that the Department CEO is provided with timely and useful information in regard to External Reviews to enable proper evaluation of the impact of Review outcomes on one or more HSP's or across the whole WA health system.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 1 December 2020
The Information Retention and Disposal Policy mandates retention and disposal requirements for information held within the WA health system.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 1 July 2017
High quality data in the health sector is needed to support patient care, funding, management, planning, monitoring, reporting and strategic decision making.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 4 December 2020
The Information Classification Policy is to establish a framework for classifying WA Health information based on sensitivity and risk profiles. The classification assigned places controls relating to the type of information and its needs to remain confidential and secure.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 29 November 2021
The purpose of the Information Access, Use and Disclosure Policy is to facilitate lawful and appropriate information access, use and disclosure.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 30 June 2021
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to Transport Officers executing transport orders made under the Mental Health Act 2014 (MHA 2014) when the use of physical and/or mechanical restraint for mental health consumers during road-based transportation may be required.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 1 July 2016
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to Western Australian public mental health services for the development of procedures aimed at reducing the likelihood of consumers going missing from services and at guiding the response of services when a consumer is determined to be missing.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 6 September 2017
The purpose of the Aboriginal Cultural eLearning (ACeL) Policy (Policy) is to build the cultural knowledge of the WA health system workforce and strengthen its capacity to provide health care that is culturally respectful and non-discriminatory.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 22 November 2018
The purpose of the Aboriginal Workforce Policy is to increase representation of Aboriginal people at all levels of the workforce to improve Aboriginal health outcomes and achieve the Aboriginal employment target of 3.2%.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 1 July 2016
The purpose of the Recruitment, Selection and Appointment Policy (Policy) is to provide a consistent approach across the WA health system by outlining the minimum requirements and responsibilities of the Department of Health and Health Service Providers (WA health system entities), for recruitment, selection and appointment processes. The WA health system has a commitment to promoting equity and diversity in its workforce and has identified Aboriginal people as a priority diversity group.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 31 March 2010
The WA Health Criminal Record Screening Policy and Guidelines were developed in consultation with key stakeholders across Health.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 23 December 2016
The purpose of the Clinical Academic Funding Policy is to inform Health Service Providers of procedures that apply to the funding of the appointment of clinical academics.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 1 September 2013
The Working with Children (WWC) Check Policy and Procedure provides for a number of new elements including: the establishment of a five step process for all persons requiring a WWC check in WA Health improvements to the WWC position flagging process for WA Health employees development of a WWC process flowchart for employees.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 2 December 2016
The Managing Unsatisfactory and Substandard Performance Policy (Policy) is part of the Employment Policy Framework issued by the Department CEO pursuant to section 26 of the Health Services Act 2016 (HSA).
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 23 December 2020
The Travelling Allowance: Categories of Accommodation Policy sets out requirements in relation to the application of provisions pertaining to travelling allowances under the relevant Industrial Instruments.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 22 November 2018
The Management of Accrued Leave Policy has been developed in response to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Public Sector Labour Relations Policy Statement - Management of Accrued Leave in the Public Sector (DMIRS Policy Statement).
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 20 August 2017
The purpose of this Policy is to provide for the engagement of Interns and their subsequent successful transition to Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Yr 1 and Yr 2 for a fixed term period of three years.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 19 April 2018
The WA Medication Chart Policy mandates the implementation of a suite of standardised medication charts for prescribing and administration of medications for inpatient care.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 1 November 2019
The purpose of the Clinical Incident Management (CIM) Policy (Policy) is to ensure Health Service Providers implement consistent and accountable processes and systems for the management of clinical incidents with the goal to prevent harm to patients and improve patient safety.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 31 January 2018
The purpose of the Statewide Medicines Formulary (SMF) Policy (the policy) is to assist the delivery of optimal patient outcomes in an equitable manner through a single list of approved medicines.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 19 January 2022
The purpose of this policy is to ensure Health Service Providers who provide publicly funded inpatient care. engage/employ clinical staff with the right qualification and skill-set to provide safe, high quality health care.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 3 February 2021
The Health Technology Governance Policy is a statewide framework for the introduction of health technologies and associated review of existing health technologies used within the WA public health system.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 14 June 2017
The WA Clinical Alert (MedAlert) Policy (the Policy) mandates the implementation of a standardised process of communicating clinical alerts across the WA health system using the PAS (Patient Administration System) for example TOPAS, webPAS, or HCare.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 18 October 2018
The objective of the Clinical Handover Policy (the Policy) is to ensure clinical handover is conducted in a similarly structured manner across WA Health Service Providers. The requirements of this Policy are supported by the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (2nd ed.), Standard 6 Communicating for Safety Standard.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks
Effective: 1 January 2016
Consent to treatment is a person’s agreement for a health professional to proceed with specific proposed treatment(s). That agreement is obtained (or withheld) following conversations between one or more health professionals and the patient/substitute decision maker about the proposed treatment(s) and their inherent risks and benefits. Consent communications are likely to comprise of one or more verbal exchanges between the patient and the health professional(s), and also in the case of more invasive or risky procedures, documentation of that exchange including written consent provided by the patient.
Source:
Department of Health - Policy Frameworks