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Together Achieving Better Health

Business Plan
2018-2019

                                   Business Plan 2018 – 2019   2
Business Plan 2018-2019 - Together Achieving Better Health - Nepean Blue Mountains Local ...
2018
                                                                   Contents

                                                                  -2019

                                                                   Building a hospital for the future                      2

                                                                   Our values and vision                                   4

                                                                   Demographics – our community and our staff              6

                                                                   Highlights from 2017/2018                               8

                                                                   The year ahead                                          10

                                                                     +	 Healthy people and communities                    11

                                                                     +	 Better patient and consumer experiences           12

                                                                     +	 Talented, happy and engaged workforce             14

                                                                     +	 Responsible governance and financial management   15

                                                                     + Hub for research and innovation                     16

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Section Heading

Building a
hospital for
the future
The NSW Government has committed at least $1                                  Right:

billion to the Nepean Redevelopment which will
                                                                              Artist impression
                                                                              Designs pending further
deliver a major expansion and upgrade of Nepean                               consultation

Hospital and our community-based health services.
It is an opportunity to design, deliver and operate a
truly world class hospital that will allow us to provide
new, innovative models of care.

                          Stage 1
                          Construction of the $550 million first stage of the                                              The first stage of the redevelopment includes:
                          redevelopment is ongoing and is expected to be complete
                          in 2021. When complete, it will deliver Penrith and its
                          surrounding suburbs contemporary, integrated care that
                          meets the needs of our growing District. It will also help to
                          strengthen Nepean Hospital’s position as a leading tertiary,
                          teaching, research and referral hospital in NSW.                                       A new clinical            A new and expanded                More than 12 new
                                                                                                                 services block           Emergency Department               operating theatres

                          Stage 2                                                                           18 birthing suites in new
                                                                                                              accommodation - an
                                                                                                                                         A new Neonatal Intensive
                                                                                                                                        Care Unit with additional cots
                                                                                                                                                                          More than 200 additional
                                                                                                                                                                              overnight beds
                          In March 2018, the NSW Government committed at least                                   increase of ten
                          a further $450 million for the Nepean Redevelopment to
                          continue the transformation of Nepean Hospital. Planning
                          for Stage 2 will commence in late 2018 and construction will
                          follow after Stage 1.
                                                                                                                 A new helipad           A new multi-storey car park     An expansion of the Nepean
                                                                                                                                          to support the expansion           Cancer Care Centre
                                                                                                                                                 of services

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Our values and vision                                                                                                                                                                                       Section Heading

Our vision                                                                                                                  Proudly accredited
Together
                                                                                                                            by White Ribbon
                                                   We will drive innovation and
                                                   excellence in health service delivery
Achieving                                          and provide safe, equitable, high quality,
                                                   accessible, timely and efficient services
Better Health                                      that are responsive to the needs of                                      Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District has
                                                   patients and the community.                                              been recognised by White Ribbon Australia as
                                                                                                                            an organisation that has committed to stopping

Our values
                                                                                                                            violence against women. We are now an accredited
                                                                                                                            White Ribbon Workplace.

Our values support our vision, shape our culture                                                                            Our organisation has demonstrated effective leadership, resource
and reflect our principles and beliefs.                                                                                     allocation, communication, HR policy development and training to
                                                                                                                            create a safer and more respectful workplace.

                                               Health CORE Value                                                               As a District we have taken steps to:
                                           NSW                  s

         04                                                                                                01                 +   Increase the knowledge and skills of staff and managers to
                                                                                                                                  address issues of violence against women.
Empowerment                                                                                         Collaboration
                                                                                                                              +
                                                         S
                                                                                                                                  Enhance the capacity of workplaces to respond to the issue of
                                                         Safety                                                                   violence against women.

                                                                                                                              +   Change the attitudes and behaviours that allow violence against

                                       R                                    A
                                                                                                                                  women to occur.
                                    Resource                               Agility and
                                   effectiveness         District       responsiveness
                                                         SAFER
                                                         Values
                                                                                                                            The District is proud to be officially recognised as a workplace pioneer
                                                                                                                            that is contributing national cultural change to prevent and respond to

                                              E                      F
                                                                                                                            violence against women.
                                            Excellence              Fairness
                                                                    and equity

         03                                                                                                02
     Respect                                                                                           Openness

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Demographics – our community and our staff

Our changing
community

                                                                                                                                                            2,729                                       5,195
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Babies
                                                                                                                                                                                                          born
                                                                                                                                                      Nursing and Midwifery Staff

                               Lithgow
                                                                                Hawkesbury
                                                                                                                          11,079
                                                                                                                            Elective
                                                                                                                           surgeries
                                                                                                                                                                811
                                                                                                                                                               Medical Staff
                Portland Tabulam Health Centre
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  8,339

                                                                                                                                                                632
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Emergency surgical
                                                                                                                                                                                                               procedures

            Lithgow Hospital                                                                Hawkesbury
                                                                                           District Health                                                  Allied Health Staff

                                                   Blue
                                                                                              Service

                                                 Mountains
                                          Blue Mountains District   Springwood
                                                                                                    Penrith
                                                                                                                                    84,566
                                                                                                                                    Admissions
                                                                                                                                    to hospital
                                                                                                                                                                  90                                   1 mil+
                                         Anzac Memorial Hospital     Hospital                                                                                Oral Health Staff                      Community and
                                                                                                                                                                                                  outpatient occasions
                                                                                 Nepean Hospital
                                                                                                                                                                                                       of service

                                                                                                                                                            1,429
                                                                                                                                                  Clinical Support, Administration, Management
                                                                                                                                                            and Miscellaneous Staff
                               OUR CHANGING COMMUNITY
                                                                                                                         120,661

                                                                                                                                                                  20
                                                                                                                        Presentations to                                                                              99

                               373,205 464,072
                                                                                                                          Emergency                                                                               Research
                                                                                                                          Department                                                                              proposals

                                                                                                                                                     Research and Academic Staff
                                   residents in 2016                             residents in 2036
                                                                                                                                                          5,711 Total Staff

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Highlights from 2017/2018

Highlights from
2017/2018
Our dedicated staff
have delivered
many innovative
projects in 2017
- 2018 to help us
achieve our aims.
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                               HEALTHY                             BETTER                                TALENTED,                       RESPONSIBLE                        HUB FOR
                               PEOPLE AND                          PATIENT AND                           HAPPY AND                       GOVERNANCE                         RESEARCH
                               COMMUNITIES                         CONSUMER                              ENGAGED                         AND FINANCIAL                      AND
                                                                   EXPERIENCES                           WORKFORCE                       MANAGEMENT                         INNOVATION

                                	Established Australia’s first     	Implemented the Leading            	Refined and implemented the    	Developed and launched the       	Achieved recognition at the
                                 family obesity service.             Better Value Care (tranche 1)        NBMLHD Aboriginal                NBMLHD Strategic Plan              NSW Health Quality and
                                                                     – Osteoarthritis Chronic Care        Workforce Strategy and           2018-23.                           Innovation Awards for a
                                	Developed the Penrith Health
                                                                     Program service in NBMLHD,           expanded our Allied Health                                          number of our initiatives,
                                 Action Plan with Penrith City                                                                            	Involved junior medical
                                                                     which has been acknowledged          Aboriginal Workforce.                                               including our High Risk
                                 Council and Nepean Blue                                                                                   officers and junior nurses on
                                                                     as an exemplar service across                                                                            Influenza Screening Test,
                                 Mountains Primary Health                                                	Provided free, onsite and       root cause analysis teams as
                                                                     the state.                                                                                               Chronic Obstructive
                                 Network (NBMPHN) –                                                       continuing education for all     observers or participants in
                                                                                                                                                                              Pulmonary Disease project
                                 another first.                     	Opened the Hawkesbury               staff through our annual         the review of major incidents.
                                                                                                                                                                              and The Patient’s Voice – a
                                                                     Living Cancer Trust                  Allied Health Professional
                                	Implemented the Healthy                                                                                 	Expanded our consumer             patient delivered handover.
                                                                     Chemotherapy Unit and                Development workshops.
                                 Food and Drink in NSW                                                                                     engagement through
                                                                     completed a $1.17 million                                                                               	Continued to be a leader in
                                 Health Facilities for Staff and                                         	Achieved accreditation as       workshops held in
                                                                     upgrade of the Blue Mountains                                                                            Australian robotics surgery,
                                 Visitors Framework,                                                      a White Ribbon Workplace.        partnership with Health
                                                                     District Anzac Memorial                                                                                  significantly enhancing
                                 removing sugary drinks from                                                                               Consumers NSW and
                                                                     Hospital Emergency                                                                                       patient outcomes through
                                 sale and ensuring all our food                                                                            NBMPHN.
                                                                     Department.                                                                                              the use of robotic surgery.
                                 outlets provide healthy menu
                                 options, including reduced         	Enabled the early discharge of                                                                         	Continued to lead the state
                                 portion sizes.                      patients that have undergone                                                                             in Telehealth achievements,
                                                                     hip or knee replacement,                                                                                 including our District-wide
                                                                     with a significant reduction                                                                             Telepsychiatry services.
                                                                     in length of inpatient stay
                                                                     through effective provision of
                                                                     Primary Care and Community
                                                                     Health services.

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The year ahead

The year
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                                                                                 HEALTHY
                                                                                 PEOPLE AND
ahead                                                                            COMMUNITIES

                                                                   To support our commitment
                                                                   to healthy people and
                                                                   communities we will:
                                                                    	Work with our partners to develop and implement                	Improve
                                                                     Health Plans for priority areas, including regional              surveillance
                                                                     mental health and suicide prevention, Aboriginal                 and public health
                                                                     health, Aboriginal mental health and child and                   management of
                                                                     youth health                                                     acute rheumatic fever
                                                                                                                                      and rheumatic heart disease
                                                                    	Work with the NBMPHN to further develop the Health
                                                                     Pathways Information Portal, facilitating input from            	Implement the Housing for Health program
                                                                     specialist services and general practice                         with local community housing organisations

                                                                    	Expand and encourage access to health promotion                	Undertake qualitative research into the
                                                                     and risk reduction programs across the District, such            reasons for parents not consenting to human
                                                                     as healthy weight and active living programs, targeted           papillomavirus vaccination in the adolescent
                                                                     oral health programs, domestic violence routine                  school vaccination program
                                                                     screening and infant health strategies
                                                                                                                                     	Enhance our responsiveness to major incidents and
                                                                    	Use innovative communications to build greater                  disasters through the appointment of appropriately
                                                                     confidence in our hospitals and services, improve                trained and skilled disaster staff
                                                                     health literacy and support vulnerable populations to
                                                                                                                                     	Continue to work with St John of God Health Care to
                                                                     achieve better healthcare
                                                                                                                                      provide appropriate local healthcare services to
                                                                                                                                      people of the Hawkesbury

                                                                     FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
                                                                     The size of our District and the range of socioeconomic statuses in our
                                                                     community are continuing challenges, but this is also a time of great opportunity.

                                                                     The NSW Government has committed at least $1 billion to the Nepean
                                                                     Redevelopment for a new hospital, community-based health facilities and a
                                                                     multi-storey car park. This will enable us to better plan for the services our
                                                                     communities will need into the future and to shape the way we deliver healthcare.

                                                                     There will also be great opportunities for our District from the Western Sydney
                                                                     City deal – a formal partnership between the Australian Government, NSW
                                                                     Government, and the local governments of the Western Sydney region.

                                                                     By working with our partners, particularly with the NBMPHN, Councils,
                                                                     education providers and non-government organisations, we can improve
                                                                     the health of our community.

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             BETTER PATIENT                                        To support our commitment to
                                                                   better patient and consumer
             AND CONSUMER                                          experiences we will:
             EXPERIENCES                                            	Develop an NBMLHD Integrated Care Framework                  	Implement the accreditation recommendations of
                                                                                                                                     the Review of seclusion, restraint and observation of
                                                                     Establish the NBMLHD HealthCare Neighbourhood,
                                                                                                                                     consumers with a mental illness in NSW Health
                                                                     including Healthcare Homes Stage 1
                                                                                                                                     facilities document
                                                                    	Support consumer participation and work towards the
                                                                                                                                   	
                                                                                                                                    Implement the Towards Normal Birth policy for
                                                                      use of Patient Related Outcome Measures and Patient
                                                                                                                                    Aboriginal Mothers
                                                                      Related Experience Measures
                                                                                                                                   	Develop a dedicated specialist multi-disciplinary
                                                                    	
                                                                     Implement the Compassionate Care framework
                                                                                                                                     bariatric advisory and management team to improve
                                                                    	Reduce hospital stays for patients with Chronic                care co-ordination from ED/admission to discharge for
                                                                      Obstructive Pulmonary Disease through holistic care            patients with bariatric needs

                                                                    	
                                                                     Develop early referral management and transfer of             	
                                                                                                                                    Begin the development of the Hawkesbury Centre
                                                                     care processes, rapid service response, and medical            for Oral Health
                                                                     support for chronic and complex care patients in
                                                                                                                                   	Develop strategies to improve waiting times
                                                                     the community
                                                                                                                                     for dental services
                                                                    	Implement a redesign project to achieve stronger
                                                                                                                                   	
                                                                                                                                    Build and open the Renal Dialysis unit at the Blue
                                                                      integration of services to improve the journey of
                                                                                                                                    Mountains District Anzac Memorial Hospital
                                                                      patients experiencing violence, abuse and neglect
                                                                      in NBMLHD                                                    	Complete Clinical Services Plans to support future
                                                                                                                                     health service delivery and facility developments,
                                                                    	
                                                                     Implement new or enhanced community-based Drug
                                                                                                                                     particularly one hospital in the Blue Mountains and
                                                                     and Alcohol services
                                                                                                                                     new Community Health Centres
                                                                    	Strengthen the hub and spoke model for our hospitals
                                                                                                                                   	
                                                                                                                                    Continue to plan, support and implement funded
                                                                      by introducing clinical streams and service line
                                                                                                                                    capital works programs, including Nepean Hospital
                                                                      management for our patients
                                                                                                                                    redevelopment Stages 1 and 2
                                                                    	
                                                                     Improve access to and care for patients with a disability
                                                                                                                                   	Support better health for the community through
                                                                     and ensure a seamless transition of service delivery for
                                                                                                                                     improved access to information about health services
                                                                     the patient during the implementation of National
                                                                     Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)                            	
                                                                                                                                    Complete Information Communications Technology
                                                                                                                                    (ICT) Networks and Telephony upgrade and develop
                                                                    	Provide a comprehensive rehabilitation model at one
                                                                                                                                    NBMLHD’s ICT strategy in conjunction with the
                                                                     Blue Mountains site
                                                                                                                                    business and clinical needs and the requirements of
                                                                    	
                                                                     Implementation of Assertive Mental Health and Drug             the Nepean Hospital redevelopment.
                                                                     and Alcohol community treatment teams

                                                                     FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
                                                                     One of the key challenges in improving patient and consumer experiences is the integration of primary
                                                                     healthcare in the community with acute clinical care in hospitals. An example of this is the disjointed nature of
                                                                     medical record systems across the health system, from primary care to the hospital setting.

                                                                     The Nepean Redevelopment provides the opportunity to better integrate hospital and primary care services
                                                                     through purpose built facilities that deliver new models of care. The integration of these systems will support
                                                                     faster access to care, shorter hospital stays and greater well-being.

                                                                     Engaging with our community and learning from their feedback will also help us develop more effective and
                                                                     appropriate services that match need to delivery. This continuous dialogue will help to enhance our reputation
                                                                     as a professional, trusted and approachable provider of world-class healthcare.

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                  TALENTED, HAPPY                                                                                                                 RESPONSIBLE
                  AND ENGAGED                                                                                                                     GOVERNANCE
                  WORKFORCE                                                                                                                       AND FINANCIAL
                                                                                                                                                  MANAGEMENT

To support our commitment to                                         	Develop succession planning within Nursing and
a talented, happy and engaged                                         Midwifery, including rotation and transition strategies,
workforce we will:                                                    cadetships and traineeships                                   To support our commitment to
                                                                     	Develop innovative models to attract and retain a strong     responsible governance and
     	Design and deliver a District-wide organisational              clinical workforce at both Lithgow and Portland,              financial management we will:
      culture and performance improvement strategy,                   including the ‘Grow your own’ strategy and establishing
      including embedding the Talent Management Program               Lithgow as a recognised Registrar placement                    	Embed a business partnering model with Patient              	Improve corporate
     	Implement action plans to address the results of the                                                                           Safety and Quality, Finance and Workforce People and          governance and
                                                                     	Further develop the ICT organisational structure to
      People Matter Survey 2017/18                                                                                                    Culture to better support responsible governance and          implement strategies to
                                                                      meet the needs of the District moving forward
                                                                                                                                      financial management                                          drive financial performance
     	Ensure all senior and junior medical staff have               	Work towards a 30 percent reduction in staff illnesses                                                                       and accountability at Nepean Hospital
      completed performance appraisals, mandatory                                                                                    	Select and implement a peer reporting framework that
                                                                      and musculoskeletal injuries by 2022
      training and appropriate credentialing                                                                                          encourages a culture of reporting unprofessional             	Improve capacity to monitor activity performance,
                                                                     	Support staff development by inviting them to present          behaviour that threatens patient or co-worker safety          clinical outcomes and patient flow in Primary Care and
     	Ensure all senior medical staff have Ministry of Health        at the inaugural NBMLHD Together Achieving Better                                                                             Community Health
      Scopes of Clinical Practice approved by MDAAC                                                                                  	Support and promote safe and high quality care
                                                                      Health Conference in November 2018
                                                                                                                                      through a patient safety and quality framework and           	Conduct a review of printed publications, identifying
     	Improve junior medical officer wellbeing through              	Support staff to participate in redesign training to build     the implementation of the Clinical Excellence                 opportunities to reduce publication costs and waste
      mentoring, resilience training and reducing                     knowledge across the organisation                               Commission programs                                           and ensure consistency of information provision
      rostered overtime
                                                                     	Improve collaboration and staff engagement                    	Continue to enhance the governance and management           	Continue to enable a culture of lean thinking principles
     	Develop and publish the Drug and Alcohol Workforce             opportunities through better communication and                  of hospital and patient data/information (including           through training and education to improve
      Plan 2018 -2021                                                 an improved intranet site                                       collection, protection, access and quality)                   productivity and enable efficiencies
     	Continue to implement the Aboriginal Workforce                	Strengthen relationship with Nova Employment and the          	Continue to refine financial and other data availability,
      Strategy 2018-2021                                              Disability Scheme for employment within the Total               analytics and performance reporting to enable
     	Rollout the Finance Directorate restructure to build a         Asset Management team                                           effective decision making
      sustainable finance workforce

      FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
      Our staff are, without question, our greatest asset and the $1 billion Nepean Redevelopment provides a once in
      a lifetime opportunity for staff to shape hospital care for the future. With such a significant investment, we have
      a great opportunity to grow our leadership capability and build an engaged and resilient workforce.                             FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
      While an exciting opportunity, the Nepean Redevelopment also presents the challenge of growing, recruiting                      With our rapidly growing population and the opportunities presented by the $1 billion Nepean Redevelopment,
      and retaining an appropriately skilled workforce for a much larger hospital. This is in addition to facing an                   it is even more important that we ensure current funding is used as efficiently as possible and that adequate
      aging workforce profile and an increasingly competitive employment market. Lithgow and Blue Mountains                           recurrent funding is attained to meet future need.
      Hospitals face further workforce challenges due to their regional locations.
                                                                                                                                      We can achieve this through strong business partnerships with internal stakeholders and by providing our staff
      Collaboration with our education partners in The Quarter, Penrith will provide opportunities to meet                            with the tools, skills and knowledge they need to make informed decisions that will enable us to deliver high
      these challenges.                                                                                                               quality, cost-efficient patient care.

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                  HUB FOR
                  RESEARCH AND
                  INNOVATION

To support our commitment to
being a hub for research and
innovation we will:
     	Host the inaugural Nepean Together Achieving Better
      Health Conference in November 2018, which
      incorporates the Nepean Research Day

     	Promote our research through a specially developed,
      district-wide research publication

     	Seek and support opportunities for the development
      of a research institution at Nepean Hospital

     	Continue to encourage a culture of leading-edge
      translational research and innovation
                                                                    	Partner with Medrobotics and the University of
     	Implement local and state-wide strategies to improve
                                                                     Technology Sydney (UTS) to further education,
      research and ethics processes, including REGIS
                                                                     training and research in robotic surgery
      state-wide ethics approval system
                                                                    	Undertake a collaborative project with UTS and
     	Continue to foster research across all disciplines, for
                                                                     Mental Health to apply ‘design’ methodology to the
      example through the newly established Associate
                                                                     acute care setting
      Professor of Midwifery position
                                                                    	Plan for a clinical school in conjunction with one
     	Establish a Drug and Alcohol quality and
                                                                     hospital in the Blue Mountains
      research group
                                                                    	Define the procedures and regulatory requirements
     	Seek opportunities to expand Telehealth applications
                                                                     surrounding medical equipment involved in research
      and innovations throughout NBMLHD and beyond
                                                                     to streamline the clinical trial process
     	Collaborate with our partners in The Quarter, Penrith
      to identify additional research opportunities

      FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
      We are committed to ensuring research, development and innovation are seen as business as usual throughout
      our District so we can continue to improve patient care, service delivery and business culture. We will continue
      to support translational research, taking discoveries from the laboratory to the bedside.

      Using leading-edge design and technology will allow us to deliver innovative solutions and world-class,
      evidence-based services and facilities.

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Local Health District
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