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Report2013 C ospital orne - Parliament of Victoria
Report2013 C ospital orne - Parliament of Victoria
Annual Report 2013
Contents    page

            2             Report of Operations & Responsible Bodies Declaration

            3             Vision, Mission and Values

            4             Community Served

            5             Board of Management Committee Structure

            6             Organisation Chart

            7             Board of Management & CEO’s Report

            9             Key Financial & Service Performance Reporting

            10            Clinical Services Report

            13            Recognition of Donors & Major Fundraising

            14            Compliance Requirements

            16            Statement of Priorities

            Appendix 1
            Statement of Priorities
            Financial & Service Performance
            Activity Funding

            Appendix 2
            Five Year Analysis of Financial Results
            Acronyms used in Annual Financial Statements

            Appendix 3
            Disclosure Index

            Appendix 4 (Rear Pocket)
            Annual Financial Statements 2012-2013

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                                                           Lorne Community Hospital Annual Report 2011/12
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Report of
     Operations
       Responsible Bodies                              Position                          Name                     Date of Commencement
       Declaration                                     President                         Dr Graeme Murrell        5 September 2006
                                                       Vice President                    Mrs Nola Ganly           26 February 2008
       In accordance with the Financial                Junior Vice President             Ms Chloe Messner         1 July 2009
       Management Act 1994, I am pleased               Board Member                      Mrs Jo Stevens           19 August 2008
       to present the Report of Operations
                                                       Board Member                      Mr Garry Fenton          1 July 2009
       for Lorne Community Hospital for the
       year ending 30 June 2013.                       Board Member                      Mr John Mortimore        1 July 2009
                                                       Board Member                      Ms Jo Murphy-Hennig      1 July 2011 (to 18 March 2013)
                                                       Board Member                      Mr Gregory Aimers        1 July 2012
                                                       Board Member                      Ms Tracey Slatter        1 July 2012
                                                       Board Member                      Dr Damien Smith          1 July 2012
       Dr Graeme Murrell
       President – Board of Management
       Lorne, Victoria 30 June 2013                    Executive Staff
                                                       Chief Executive Officer                          Mrs Janelle Bryce
                                                       Director of Clinical Services                    Ms Kate Gillan

       BOARD MEeting                                   Senior Staff
       ATTENDANCES 2012/2013                           Nurse Unit Manager – Aged Care                   Mr Brock Shiels
                                                       Nursing Unit Manager – Acute Care                Ms Helen Lawrie
       Board Member        No.             Att % Att   Relieving Nurse Unit Manager- Acute Care         Mr Simon Hoey (Nov 2012 - Mar 2013)
       Dr Graeme Murrell    11              10 91%     Support Services Manager                         Ms Janet Smartt
       Mrs Nola Ganly       11               9 82%     Business Manager                                 Mr Michael Markham
       Mrs Jo Stevens       11               9 82%
       Mr Greg Aimers       11              11 100%    Auditors                                         McLean Delmo Bentleys Audit Pty Ltd
       Ms Chloe Messner     11              10 91%     Appointed by Victorian Auditor Generals Office
       Mr Garry Fenton      11               9 82%
       Mr John Mortimore    11              10 91%     Solicitors                                       Harwood Andrews
       Tracey Slatter       9*               9 100%
       Mrs Jo Murphy-Hennig 6**              5 83%     Bankers                                          Commonwealth Bank of Australia
       Dr Damien Smith      11              10 91%                                                      Westpac
                                                                                                        Bendigo Community Bank
       *Resignation tendered on 3 May
       2013. Effective date to be advised by           Minister for Health                              Hon Tanya Plibersek MP
       Governor-in-Council.
       ** Resignation tendered on
                                                       Minister for Mental Health, Ageing
       17 December, effective on
                                                       and Social Inclusion                             Hon Mark Butler MP
       18 March 2013.
                                                       Minister for Indigenous Health                   Hon Warren Snowdon MP
       Lorne Community Hospital is a public
       hospital incorporated under the                 Minister for Ageing and
       Victorian Health Services Act 1988              Minister for Health Victoria                     Hon David Davis MLC
       and operates under the provisions of
       the Act.

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Vision, Mission
and Values
Vision                                                               Objects
To enhance the health and wellbeing of our community by
                                                                     The Objects of Lorne Community Hospital, as per the By-Laws
increasing the diversity and flexibility of services, and building
                                                                     2012, are:
alliances within our region.
                                                                     •   To organise and provide health care services in Lorne
                                                                         and in the surrounding district, in particular hospital and
Mission                                                                  community health services. Also to coordinate services
To provide high quality care through the provision of a range            provided jointly with other agencies in accordance
of viable and integrated health, aged and community care                 with the Act and all existing or future relevant Acts and
services.                                                                Regulations.
                                                                     •   To provide residential aged care accommodation and
Values                                                                   community based aged care services.
Integrity                                                            •   To utilise appropriate physical and personnel resources,
•   We strongly adhere to moral and ethical principles                   knowledge and technologies available to promote an
                                                                         optimal level of health and to prevent illness, disability,
•   We act with sound moral character and honesty
                                                                         injury and suffering.
•   We earn trust through professional behaviour
                                                                     •   To set and achieve standards consistent with prevailing
•   We are loyal to colleagues and the organisation                      principles of quality patient care and the community’s
                                                                         health needs.
Respect
•   We value the qualities, beliefs and abilities of individuals     •   To foster continuous improvement in standards through
                                                                         education and training.
•   We have empathy and compassion
                                                                     •   To carry out any function incidental or ancillary to the
•   We encourage, support and nourish self esteem
                                                                         objects in this by-law.
•   We positively assist learning and development

Accountability                                                       Board Committees
•   We are responsible for quality of care, services and             The Board may establish Committees/Sub-Committees and
    teamwork                                                         working parties to:
•   We transparently report and explain                              1. Identify, consider and advise on management of the
•   We are answerable for the consequences resulting                     entity’s risk;
    from our actions                                                 2. Consider and advise on medical appointments;
                                                                     3. Consider, monitor and advise on the approval of the
Strategic Plan 2013 - 2016                                               service’s annual budgets, the stewardship of its assets and
Priority 1 – Financial accountability and sustainability                 the governance of its financial affairs and audits;
Ensure a strategic approach to financial and asset                   4. Enable the Service to fulfill its statutory functions in
management that provides targets for performance and                     relation to the clinical governance of health services
sustainability.                                                          provided.
Priority 2 – Enabling people and developing culture
Provide an enabling organisational culture and work
environment that supports staff and the community to
optimize their ability to achieve realistic goals.
Priority 3 – Partnering for positive health outcomes for
our community
Ensure strong and effective partnerships exist with other
providers, people and services to improve health outcomes for
the community.

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Community
    Served
    The service catchment area is identified as Lorne and              Seasonal Fluctuation
    surrounding districts, including Aireys Inlet, Moggs Creek,
                                                                       Lorne Community Hospital is the only Hospital on the Surf
    Eastern View, Fairhaven, Deans Marsh and Wye River. All these
                                                                       Coast, an area which extends from Torquay to Lorne including
    communities are located within the Surf Coast Shire, except
                                                                       a number of small coastal towns. The region is heavily
    Wye River, which is part of the Colac Otway Shire.
                                                                       promoted as a prime tourist attraction to bring local, interstate
    Each of these townships has small permanent populations            and overseas visitors.
    (together totaling under 4,000) with a large proportion of the
                                                                       Weekend visitations and day trips have increased with the
    coastal homes vacant throughout the year. Local residents
                                                                       reduced travel time from Melbourne via the Geelong bypass.
    experience disadvantage in terms of access to services and
                                                                       The population in the area swells dramatically with visitors and
    limited transport options. Housing affordability, limited access
                                                                       holiday home owners during summer holidays when the area
    to employment, education and childcare are all barriers
                                                                       can have up to 50,000 visitors. Community demand for Urgent
    to permanent residency in these areas. Lorne Community
                                                                       Care services increases significantly in these peak periods.
    Hospital works with local government and other services to
    reduce the impact of these factors which are similar to many       Holiday dialysis is at its highest demand in the warmer months
    rural communities.                                                 between December and April.
    Recent forecasts suggest that there will be incremental growth     Conferences, school camps and major events bring additional
    in the Surf Coast Shire through to 2031. The Lorne, Aireys Inlet   visitors to the Lorne area. The ‘events season’ is expanding
    and Deans Marsh area is expected to average 0.7% growth            into the September period with two new events, the Amy
    during this period, which is lower than the annual average of      Gillett Foundation’s ‘Gran Fondo’ cycle event and the Lorne
    2.74% predicted for the Surf Coast Shire.                          ‘Performing Arts Festival’ attracting visitors outside the
                                                                       traditional holiday periods. The surrounding locations such as
    The age group which is forecast to have the largest
                                                                       Aireys Inlet and Deans Marsh also hold activities and festivals
    proportional increase (relative to its population size) by 2021
                                                                       throughout the year which attract weekend visitors.
    is 65-69 year olds. Lorne Community Hospital is actively
    planning and changing the model of care it delivers to meet        The Hospital works with the Surf Coast Shire, local Ambulance
    the growing need for community based services to support           and event organisers to ensure adequate first aid and a
    positive ageing.                                                   coordinated medical response is available during these
                                                                       periods. Threat of emergencies such as bushfire or heat wave
        Nature and Range of Service                                    occurring in the busy summer period is also considered in
       Acute Care                                                      planning and staff development.
       Urgent Care Service 		Acute Medical
       Post Acute Care		Rehabilitation
       Paediatrics 		Haemodialysis

       Primary Care
       Health Promotion		Chronic Disease Management
       Occupational Therapy 		Physiotherapy
       Podiatry 		Planned Activities Group
       Home Nursing 		Domiciliary Midwifery Care
       Palliative Care		Volunteer Program
       Residential Aged Care
       High Level Care 		Respite Care (high or low level)
       Diversional Therapy		Activities Program

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Board of Management
Committee Structure
Lorne Community Hospital 2012-2013

                                                                 Board of Management

                                                            President
                                                            Graeme Murrell

                                                            Board Members
                                                            Greg Aimers
                                                            Garry Fenton
                                                            Nola Ganly
                                                            Chloe Messner
                                                            John Mortimore
                                                            Damien Smith
                                                            Tracey Slatter
                                                            Jo Stevens
                                                            Jo Murphy-Hennig

Finance & Audit                       Safety & Clinical Governance             Asset Management &            Community Liaison
Committee                             Committee                                Capital Projects Committee    Advisory Group

Board Representatives:                Board Representatives:                   Board Representatives:        Board Representatives:
  •    Jo Murphy-Hennig                 •    Nola Ganly (Chair)                  •    Garry Fenton             •    Nola Ganly (Chair)
       (Chair July 2012 – Dec 2012)     •    Garry Fenton                        •    Greg Aimers              •    Garry Fenton
  •    John Mortimore                   •    Damien Smith                        •    Graeme Murrell
       (Chair Feb 2012 – current)
                                        •    Graeme Murrell                           (ex-officio)           Community Representatives
  •    Greg Aimers                           (ex-officio)                                                      •  David Gallant
  •    Damien Smith                                                            Community Representative:       •  Susan Truman
  •    Jo Stevens                     External Representative:                   •  Leo Dwyer                  •  Jan Spring
  •    Graeme Murrell                   •    Terry Marshall,                                                   •  Margaret Cartledge
       (ex-officio)                          Ambulance Vic.                    In Attendance:                  •  Michelle Wallis
                                                                                  •    CEO (Chair)             •  Lynn Morrison
In Attendance:                        In Attendance:                              •    Business Manager        •  Susan Reilly
   •    CEO                              •    CEO                                 •    Support Services
   •    DCS                              •    DCS                                      Manager               In Attendance:
   •    Business Manager                                                                                        •    Health Promotion
                                                                                                                     Coordinator
                                                                                                                •    CEO (Secretary)

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Organisation
    Chart
    Lorne Community Hospital 2012 - 2013 current at July 2013

                                                    Board of Management

                                                               Chief Executive Officer
                                                                       Janelle Bryce
       Director of Clinical Services
                       Kate Gillan

             Nurse Unit Manager                     Support Services              Business Manager
                – Aged Care                             Manager
                                                                                   Michael Markham
                 Brock Shiels                          Janet Smartt

             Nurse Unit Manager                    • Maintenance                            Administration
                                                                            Finance                           Fundraising
                – Acute Care                       • Cleaning                                Coordinator
                                                                        Leanne Komissarov                     Coordinator
                 Helen Lawrie                      • Food Services                          Margaret Dunn /   Katy Kennedy
                                                                         Andrea Deppeler
                                                   • OHS & Fire Risk                          Sian Marlow
               Health Promotion
                 Coordinator
                  Heather Ramp

                Integrated Care
                  Coordinator
                   Julie Walter

                   Allied Health
                   Practitioners

           Reception Coordinator
              Marian McIldowie

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Board of Management &
Chief Executive Officer’s
Report 2013
We are pleased to report the operations of Lorne Community             Sustainable Regional Hospitals Plan
Hospital for the year ended 30 June 2013.
                                                                       Future sustainability is a challenge for all health services and
                                                                       is also a focus for government. Lorne Community Hospital is
Quality of Care                                                        taking part in a planning project, along with Barwon Health
                                                                       and other services spanning from Geelong to Portland.
The financial year began with two successful accreditation             The initiatives are not just financial they will also streamline
reviews which retained our accredited status in residential aged       pathways for patient care, such as by progressing telemedicine
care and the acute service. All standards were achieved and            to support smaller hospitals with emergency care.
many were exceeded. The auditors particularly commented
on the robust quality systems in place; and our individualised
approach to improving care for older people. Well done to all          Accommodation Unit Project
our staff for ensuring that our local health service is delivered at
                                                                       Two substantial donations have enabled us to start an exciting
nationally recognised quality standards.
                                                                       new building program to upgrade the on-site accommodation
                                                                       for staff, students and doctors. The Dobbyn Bequest and
Strategic Planning                                                     the Lorne Op Shop have each contributed $200,000, which
                                                                       not only provided a substantial financial boost, but also a
During September the Board invited representatives from the            strong indication of community support. A further $215,000
community to join Board members and staff to decide the                is to be raised to achieve the target, and we are currently
strategic priorities of the service for the coming 3 years. This       making a funding application to the Department of Health.
was a productive process that clearly identified ‘partnering for       The accommodation will assist with providing the workforce
healthy communities’ as a key theme and many strategies are in         needed to meet the increased demand in holiday periods and
progress to achieve this, including closer working relationships       in providing 24 hour care throughout the year.
with our communities, the Surf Coast Shire and other health
services in the region.
                                                                       Patient Satisfaction

Financial Performance                                                  Consumer input to health care is critical to improving the
                                                                       patient’s experience of care. Lorne consistently ranks very
The Hospital has exceeded all budget targets again in 2012-13,         highly on the state wide patient satisfaction report, amongst
which has enabled the Board to invest in capital infrastructure        the best in the state for small rural health services. We also
works to improve building safety and compliance with ever              receive many letters and cards conveying gratitude from
changing regulations. Key achievements have been:                      satisfied consumers. We always welcome suggestions for
•   maintaining high occupancy of aged care beds and respite           improvement as we strive to give our patients, clients and
    beds                                                               residents the best we can provide.
•   introducing the integrated model of care and extension of
    community based services
•   continuing workforce changes to align staffing with new
    models of care
•   implementing an electronic iprocurement system which
    takes advantage of better pricing through collective
    purchasing in the health sector
•   continuing to build a popular holiday dialysis program
•   fundraising successfully with our local community
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Community Partnering                                                The community came out in full support for both events. We
                                                                        appreciate contributions of the many who helped in making
    Understanding the needs of our diverse community, which
                                                                        these events such a success. We aim to provide similar sessions
    spreads across 4 very different townships, is one of our
                                                                        each year on topics of relevance. They will no doubt spawn
    challenges. We have held some very engaging sessions in the
                                                                        other local activities to address these important health issues.
    local communities, which have led to initiatives that actively
    seek to improve health in rural communities.
    We have relied on volunteers, and community fundraising to          Community Liaison Advisory Group Open Meetings
    deliver some of these projects. The Murray to Moyne cycle team      Some time ago the CEO and Board established a Community
    supports programs for young people, families and children.          Liaison Advisory Group. Recently the Minister for Health
    This year the Annual Appeal will provide an extra vehicle to        required that there be open meetings and we have held several
    extend the transport options for accessing appointments             of these in different sites in our catchment.
    and community care programs, such as activities groups
    and aquarobics. This is an excellent example of the power in        The Board has been pleased to receive direct feedback from
    partnering with our local community.                                these meetings so we can better understand the issues
                                                                        impacting on local communities and their access to services.
                                                                        The meetings have also given our staff the opportunity to
    Board of Management                                                 provide information about services some in the community
                                                                        did not know about. In the case of the Wye River community,
    Like many organisations in our community the Board of
                                                                        which is on the edge of our catchment, we have acted on their
    Management is made up of Volunteers. The value of this
                                                                        feedback by following up to offer a joint information session
    donation of time and expertise in all these organisations is very
                                                                        with Otway Health to explain the offerings of both health
    much appreciated. I would like to thank the retiring members
                                                                        services. In Lorne, a Youth Group is being planned with
    of the Board who have acted as conduit to the Communities
                                                                        Lorne Community House following an open meeting at
    we provide for, and have contributed their time and expertise.
                                                                        Lorne Aireys Inlet P-12 College.
    Jo Stevens chaired our Finance and Audit committee through
    a very difficult period, her experience and persistence was
    invaluable. She was followed by Jo Murphy-Hennig who has            Staff
    had to resign after moving away from the area. Chloe Messner        I wish to especially thank the staff of the Hospital. This has been
    has attended many Committee meetings for community liaison          a time of change, pursuing a new model of care to provide
    and fund raising, as well as Board meetings and always brought      seamless care from community through to an admission if
    a fresh perspective. Nola Ganly knows the Health Department         required. Kate Gillan (Director of Clinical Services) has overseen
    well and has been Vice President of the Board, chaired the          this but the willingness and acceptance of all has made it a
    safety and clinical governance committee, and also attended         success so far.
    many community liaison meetings including as Chair. I thank
    them for their service.                                             The Board has also expressed its appreciation of the work
                                                                        of Michael Markham (Business Manager) during the year,
    This year we welcome new members who all have local links           improving reports to the Board and empowering line managers
    in some way. Ian Brown, Julia Cookson, Andrew Ford and              to use finance tools, so facilitating our improving financial
    Raymond Jacobson. Their skills complement the existing Board        situation.
    well and we look forward to a long association.
                                                                        We hope to continue to build on the success of the past year.
    We continue to strive for transparent communication with our
    communities and value the relationship with the
    Lorne Community and Hospital Auxiliary as well as the
    Community Liaison Advisory Group.

    Health Forums                                                       Dr Graeme Murrell                     Janelle Bryce
                                                                        President –                           Chief Executive Officer
    Two very well attended and successful health forums on Men’s        Board of Management
    Health and Mental Health (Anxiety and Depression) have been
    held in the past year. We are grateful to Board member Garry
    Fenton who has worked tirelessly with the Health Promotion
    Coordinator, Heather Ramp, to understand the issues facing the
    community and then engage with local groups to encourage
    people to attend.

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Key Financial and Service
Performance Reporting
 WIES activity performance	Target                                                       2012-13 actuals
 Percentage of WlES     100                                                               Not Applicable
 (public and private)
 performance to target

 Cash management	Target                                                                 2012-13 actuals
 Creditors
Clinical Services
    Report
    Urgent Care Services                                               Aged Care Services
    The Urgent Care Service provides a very important 24/7             The Commonwealth funded aged care beds were maintained
    support to the community with over 2000 presentations per          at full occupancy throughout 2012/13 with the respite bed
    annum. The attached graph shows the seasonal fluctuation but       being maintained at over 70%. Utilising the respite bed at 70%
    with a significant number of presentations right throughout the    occupancy is an important aspect of the integrated model of
    year.                                                              care as it is an avenue for providing support and a break for
                                                                       people wanting to remain in their homes.

                                                                       Program aims and objectives
                                                                       Lorne Community Hospital has benefitted this year from the
                                                                       investment in reflection and review in 2011-12 which resulted
                                                                       in a clarification of direction and improvement in performance
                                                                       through 2012-13. The integrated model of care, introduced last
                                                                       year has been consolidated and has become part of the ‘way
                                                                       we do things’. It has provided a very ‘person-focused’ approach
                                                                       and has ensured we have supported the community in their
    Acute Care Services                                                own homes to stay well and healthy and avoid a hospital
                                                                       admission where possible.
    Consistent with health industry trends, acute care admissions
    decreased over the past year although dialysis admissions          The new Strategic Directions 2013-16 picked up the theme
    increased. The introduction of the ‘Integrated Model of Care’ in   with the Strategic priority 3 being “Partnering for positive health
    2012 was designed to support people in the community to try        outcomes for our community”.
    to avoid acute admissions - this has clearly been successful.
                                                                       The health service provides a comprehensive array of care
                                                                       including:- urgent care and acute admission beds, renal
                                                                       dialysis, residential aged care service, community care
                                                                       services, including:- nursing, physiotherapy, occupational
                                                                       therapy, podiatry, planned activity groups and exercise groups
                                                                       and health promotion. There is a strong positive working
                                                                       relationship with the general practice underpinned by good
                                                                       multidisciplinary communication.

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Reflections and achievements                                           Changes and challenges
One of the key achievements is the turnaround in financial             The Health Industry is in a state of very significant change and
success, particularly as it is coupled with an improvement in          the Lorne Community Hospital is focussed on embracing these
quality of care and better outcomes. The hard work of review           changes, ensuring they are implemented intelligently for the
and reform has paid off in a comprehensive fashion.                    benefit of the community.

There has been considerable focus on developing workforce.             The National Safety and Quality Health Care Standards (NSQHS)
The needs of the service changes over time and it is critical that     have been introduced by the Australian Commission on Safety
workforce skill and capability change as well. The following are       and Quality in Health Care. The NSQHS now form a part of the
new staffing types:                                                    external accreditation requirements along with Aged Care
•   Allied Health Assistant – able to provide care alongside           accreditation and Community Common care standards. The
    Physios and other Allied Health professionals.                     management of the array of accreditation processes provides a
                                                                       significant challenge for a small service and as it is hoped that
•   Rural & Isolated Practice Endorsed Registered Nurses
                                                                       over time there will be a more streamlined approach.
    (RIPERN’s) – able to provide primary care to patients in the
    Urgent Care service.                                               Legislative and Government policy changes include the new
                                                                       ‘Living longer, Living better’ approach to aged care reform.
Alongside training of new staffing classifications, there has
                                                                       These reforms will have a significant impact on the aged care
been a focus on deepening the knowledge and capability
                                                                       service and is being watched closely as the legislation unfolds.
of existing staff and ensuring there is a reliable and capable
workforce to meet the service needs.                                   Maintaining a flexible and accessible workforce to meet the
                                                                       community needs is always a challenge in a remote location
There has been considerable focus on growing the renal
                                                                       and there is great excitement that the Hospital will soon
dialysis service as it is a very important service to be able to
                                                                       be able to provide appropriate accommodation options to
offer both local clients as well as those who are visiting the area.
                                                                       enable us to attract the workforce we need for the seasonal
A ‘Holiday Dialysis’ brochure was developed and distributed
                                                                       fluctuations of the service. The generous support of the
on key websites as well as through dialysis units throughout
                                                                       community has ensured that there is nearly a full commitment
the country. The operating hours for the high activity summer
                                                                       of pledges to meet the cost of the project.
period have been extended to provide greater access during
the peak period.

Health promotion is an important focus for our service as it
provides the community with the knowledge and confidence
to maintain good health and potentially avoid poor health
outcomes. Along with all the usual health promotion
priorities such as building resilience in our school children
and promoting workplace health etc, two very popular health
forums were offered to the community. The ‘Men’s Health
Night’ attracted over 100 attendees and provided an excellent
presentation around men’s health issues. Additionally the forum
on anxiety and depression stemmed from a workhealth review
and was well received by both staff and the wider community.

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Clinical Services
    Report -continued
    There has been a concerted focus this year on working at a            staff safety are at the forefront of our thinking. The Leadership
    state-wide level to contribute to a model to provide X-ray            program this year has focussed on the Line Managers and After
    services to rural locations using nurses and allied health as X-ray   Hours Coordinators enhancing their leadership capability and
    operators. Lorne Community Hospital piloted the program               increasing confidence in managing others.
    in 2010 and it was evaluated by KPMG and found to have
    very important community benefits. Sadly the process for
    developing the model has been tainted by industrial issues and
                                                                          Future directions
    Lorne has been the target of ill-informed media attention. At all
    times the X-ray service at Lorne has met all its quality targets in   Lorne Community Hospital remains dedicated to the vision of
    providing an excellent program with well trained staff using the      providing a high quality integrated sustainable health service
    best equipment. With the state-wide model now complete, it is         for our diverse communities. In an environment of policy
    anticipated the X-ray service at Lorne will be replicated in other    change it is critical that Lorne Community Hospital remain
    small communities who can benefit from the additional health          focussed and accountable to meet the changing community
    resources in their communities.                                       needs.

    We continue to focus on building a strong workplace culture
    within the service, enhancing the leadership capability of the
                                                                          Kate Gillan
    team, deepening understanding and embedding the values of
                                                                          Director of Clinical Services
    integrity, respect and accountability and ensuring patient and

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Hugo Johnston pictured with his gift
                                                                                                                   from the Hospital of artwork produced
                                                                                                                   by Aireys Inlet primary school students

Recognition of Donors
and Major Fundraising
What a supportive year in fundraising!                                    The purpose of this fund in memory of Jy Morton is for the
                                                                          Hospital to use the interest that accumulates to fill gaps in
Our community keeps showing the commitment that they
                                                                          community wellbeing.
have to care for each other through supporting our Hospital.
Fundraising comes in all shapes and in all sizes and we truly             Thank you to all for your support of our work for our community.
appreciate each and every gift.
Through a bequest from Lorna Dobbyn through her husband’s                  Lorne Community & Hospital Auxiliary
estate, we have been so fortunate to be able to kick start the
fundraising to redevelop the onsite accommodation for medical
                                                                           Donations Received /Items Reimbursed:
staff.                                                                     01/07/2012 – 30/06/2013
The remarkable volunteers of the Lorne Community and Hospital              Item                                                         Amount
Auxiliary have pledged $200,000 towards this project. The ‘Op              Reversing Camera for Community Bus                             $879.00
Shop’ are truly an amazing group able to raise, invest and be              Metron Vectorsonic Ultrasound                                $2,550.00
                                                                           Bioex Exercise Pro 1                                           $432.00
guardians of this money for our community. The Op Shop has also
                                                                           Triflo Resprioflo Respiratory Exercise S                        $26.00
supported the Hospital throughout the year again fulfilling many           Digital Chair Scale                                          $1,590.00
requests for extra items including exercise equipment, water tanks         Rhino Water Tank                                            $37,621.00
and chairs for residents and nurses.                                       Replacement TV                                               $2,357.00
                                                                           4 Wireless Headphones                                          $683.00
This year we have also benefited from bequests from past                   Printing of Service Guide                                    $2,216.00
residents and patients. We are able to direct legacies left to the         9 Ergonomic Chairs for Nurses                                $1,600.00
hospital to services or equipment to meet the wishes of those              External Intercom                                            $2,331.00
who choose to make such a thoughtful gift. We have also enjoyed            Cardiac Halter Monitor                                       $3,072.00
                                                                           Concertina Door                                              $1,158.00
meeting with members of our community who choose to make
                                                                           Free to Walk Trial                                             $354.00
significant donations while they are still able to utilise the services    Treadmill                                                    $3,500.00
their generosity will fund, and then there is the fundraising that         Elliptical Trainer                                           $2,272.00
others do. All the spare change in the donation tins around Lorne          Rowing Machine – Matrix                                      $1,181.00
does add up- thank you!                                                    Annual Appeal Donation                                      $10,000.00
                                                                           Total                                                      $73,822.00
For another year Hugo Johnston put on the leaders hat for the
Murray to Moyne team. This annual bike ride involves months of
planning and fundraising events which include a sell-out dinner,           Major Donations & Bequests Received:
auction and sponsorship from local businesses.                             01/07/12 - 30/06/13
                                                                           Annual Appeal 2012                                          $1,770.00
This year we nominated Hugo for the ‘Graham Woodrup Memorial               Annual Appeal 2013                                         $79,819.00
Award’, and were thrilled that he won! It is awarded to someone            Bell Charitable Trust                                       $5,000.00
each year who has displayed ‘exceptional effort and inspiration’           Bequests                                                  $941,909.00
to others in the course of his/her team’s involvement with the             Foodworks 2013
                                                                           Murray to Moyne Spinners                                 $35,621.00
Murray to Moyne, In memory of ‘Woody’.
                                                                           General Donations                                         $2,895.00
We are appreciative to again receive a donation from fundraisers           In Memorial Donations                                     $2,310.00
in Aireys Inlet to assist the ‘Jy Morton Specific Purpose Fund’.           Jy Morton Specific Purpose Fund                          $25,000.00
                                                                           Surf Coast Shire Wise & Wild                                $800.00
                                                                           Total                                                $1,095,124.00

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Compliance
    Requirements
    Attestation on Data Integrity                                    Attestation for Compliance with
    I, Janelle Bryce certify that the Lorne Community Hospital
                                                                     the Australian/New Zealand Risk
    has put in place appropriate internal controls and processes     Management
    to ensure that reported data reasonably reflects actual
                                                                     I, Janelle Bryce certify that the Lorne Community Hospital
    performance. The Lorne Community Hospital has critically
                                                                     has risk management processes in place consistent with the
    reviewed these controls and processes during the year.
                                                                     AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 (or an equivalent designated standard)
                                                                     and an internal control system is in place that enables the
                                                                     executive to understand, manage and satisfactorily control risk
                                                                     exposures. The Board of Management verifies this assurance
                                                                     and that the risk profile of the Lorne Community Hospital has
    Janelle Bryce
                                                                     been critically reviewed within the last 12 months.
    Chief Executive Officer
    Lorne, Victoria
    24 June 2013

    Attestation for compliance with
                                                                     Janelle Bryce
    the Ministerial Standing Direction                               Chief Executive Officer
    4.5.5.1-Insurance                                                Lorne, Victoria
                                                                     24 June 2013
    I, Janelle Bryce certify that the Lorne Community Hospital has
    complied with Ministerial Direction 4.5.5.1 - Insurance.
                                                                     Building Act 1993
                                                                     Health services are required to periodically carry out an
                                                                     assessment and report on the condition of their built
                                                                     assets. Recommendations from a Fire Safety Audit and Fire
    Janelle Bryce                                                    Risk Assessment undertaken in December 2011 are being
    Chief Executive Officer                                          implemented during 2013 to upgrade the Lorne Community
    Lorne, Victoria                                                  Hospital to current standards. This will ensure full compliance
    24 June 2013                                                     and assurance that built assets are protected.

    Directions of the Minister for Finance                           Annual Fire Safety Certification is submitted to the
                                                                     Department of Health to verify compliance with maintenance
    The Lorne Community Hospital is respondent to the Financial
                                                                     of the essential safety measures. In the process of new
    Management Act 1994. The Act requires all public bodies,
                                                                     construction or modification of the building, the service
    such as Lorne Community Hospital to prepare an Annual
                                                                     engages architects, engineers and builders who are registered
    Report, which is submitted, to the Minister prior to tabling
                                                                     with the Building Practitioner’s Board. Under this engagement,
    in Parliament by 17 September 2013. The information in
                                                                     the health service ensures that all buildings and renovations
    this report addresses the requirements for an accountable
                                                                     comply with the Australian Standards and the Building Codes
    business practice and acts as an information tool for the
                                                                     of Australia.
    Government and community. Additional information as
    specified in FRD 22 is retained by the Accountable Officer
    and is available on request, subject to the provisions of the
    Freedom of Information Act 1982.

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Freedom of Information Act 1982                                    Victorian Industry Participation
The Freedom of Information Act 1982 provides the right
                                                                   Policy Act 2003
to obtain information held by Lorne Community Hospital.            The Victorian Government requires public bodies and
Requests under the Act are made in writing to the                  departments to report on the implementation of the Victorian
Administration Officer. The Chief Executive Officer is the         Industry Participation Policy (VIPP). Lorne Community Hospital
organisation’s Authorised Officer. The majority of requests        is required to report the application of VIPP against any tenders
received annually are from patients or their authorised            greater than $1 million. During 2012-13 no tenders were let or
representatives for release of medical record information.         completed with a value greater than $1 million.

In the year ended 30 June 2013, four (4) applications for access
to documents under the Freedom of Information Act were
received.

National Competition Policy
Lorne Community Hospital complies to the degree applicable
with the Competitive Neutrality Policy Victoria.

Employment Practices
Lorne Community Hospital is committed to the principles
of merit and equity in the workplace with respect to
employment, promotion and opportunity. Selection processes
reflect equal opportunity and diversity principles. The
organisation recognizes the Public Sector Code of Conduct
and actively promotes a positive working environment and
values based culture, which includes a code of conduct for
staff and volunteers.

Gender Balance               Male             Female
Board                        55%              45%
Senior Staff                 33%              66%

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Statement of Priorities
    Strategic Overview
    Priority                       Action                                Deliverable                             Outcome

    Developing a system            Explore opportunities to develop      Continue to implement an                An Integrated Model of Care has
    that is responsive to          strategies that support greater       Integrated Model of Care to address     been implemented. Two new
    people’s needs                 service responsiveness for diverse    the changing community needs            allied health assistants roles are
                                   populations.                          identified in the Service Plan 2011.    in place.
                                                                         This involves:
                                                                         • Establishing new allied health        Allied health services delivery,
                                                                         assistant roles in the community        increased by a total of 20.7%.
                                                                         team. Allied health service to the
                                                                         community will be increased by          Implementation of the
                                                                         10%.                                    governance processes around
                                                                         • Safely increase patient access        the RIPERN role is complete and
                                                                         to primary care assessment by           operating well.
                                                                         RIPERN’s (Rural and Isolated Practice
                                                                         Endorsed Registered Nurse) by
                                                                         establishing the governance
                                                                         systems to support their practice.

    Improving every                Collaborate with key partners         Continue involvement with               Involvement includes
    Victorian’s health             such as members of local PCP, the     Geelong Region Alliance (G21)*,         • Participation in both Surf
    status and                     newly formed Medicare Locals,         Barwon Medicare Local and               Coast Shire and G21 health and
    experiences                    community health services and         sub-regional planning to achieve        wellbeing plan consultations.
                                   Aboriginal health service providers   partnerships that will address local    • Presentation to LCH Board by
                                   to support local implementation       priorities for delivery of primary      CEO of Barwon Medicare Local.
                                   of relevant components of the         care services and health promotion      • Participation in several
                                   Victorian Health and Wellbeing Plan   programs targeted at young              activities with Barwon Medicare
                                   2011–2015.                            children and families.                  Local relating to after hours GP
                                                                                                                 care, telemedicine and
                                   Consider new models of care           *Geelong Region Alliance is a formal    collaboration opportunities.
                                   and more coordinated services         alliance of government, business        • Participation in the Sustainable
                                   to respond to the specific needs      and community organisations             Regional Health Services plan
                                   of people with priority clinical      working together to improve             for the Barwon South West
                                   conditions.                           the lives of people within the          Region.
                                                                         Geelong region across five member
                                                                         municipalities – Colac Otway,           100% of Home and Community
                                                                         Golden Plains, Greater Geelong,         Care clients receiving nursing
                                                                         Queenscliffe and Surf Coast.            and planned activity services
                                                                                                                 have goal directed plans
                                                                         Continue to implement an                consistent with the active
                                                                         Integrated Model of Care that           service model. A project is
                                                                         provides a person centred approach      underway to incorporate allied
                                                                         with improved multidisciplinary         health services into this model.
                                                                         care planning and coordination.
                                                                         100% of clients will have a goal
                                                                         focused service plan.

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Priority                Action                                  Deliverable                                  Outcome

Expanding service,      Identify opportunities to address       Develop and document the role of            The Integrated Model of Care
workforce and           workforce gaps by optimising            allied health assistants and enrolled       has been fully documented and
system capacity         workforce capability and capacity,      nurses in the LCH integrated model          evaluated.
                        and exploring alternative workforce     of care.
                        models.                                                                             100% of all staff completed
                                                                Continue to develop the reporting           mandatory education either
                                                                capability of the online training           through online training or at a
                                                                system for staff, delivering an annual      face to face education session.
                                                                mandatory education report.                 RIPERN role established and GP
                                                                                                            call out minimised.
                                                                Establish the role of RIPERN nurses
                                                                and ensure that GP call out data is
                                                                being effectively measured with the
                                                                aim of decreasing after hours call
                                                                outs over time.

Increasing the          Develop and support alternative         Achieve 2012-13 budget targets              Budget targets exceeded.
system’s financial      arrangements that drive greater         by using iprocurement system
sustainability and      financial productivity and              on Oracle and Powerbudget                   Cost centre reporting at
productivity            sustainability through more efficient   to improve financial analysis,              program level has been
                        purchasing of non- clinical services.   monitoring and control.                     achieved.

                        Examine and reduce variation in         Ensure all budgeting and reporting
                        administrative overheads.               against targets is at program level.

Implementing            Develop and implement                   Complete a gap analysis against             Gap analysis completed with
continuous              improvement strategies that better      the national safety and quality             minimal gaps identified. Self-
improvements and        support patient flow and the quality    standards by end of 2012 and                assessment of Standards 1-3
innovation              and safety of hospital services.        commence developing systems to              completed.
                                                                address gaps.

Increasing              Implement systems that support          Complete implementation of the              Safety and Clinical Governance
accountability &        streamlined approaches to clinical      organisation’s Safety and Clinical          Plan for 2012 implemented and
transparency            governance at all levels of the         Governance Plan for 2012 and                evaluated.
                        organisation.                           commence updating to reflect                New 2013-14 Safety and Clinical
                                                                National Standards in 2013.                 Governance plan incorporates
                                                                                                            national standards.
                                                                Ensure 100% of risk reporting is in
                                                                accordance the organisation’s Risk
                                                                Guidelines.

Improving utilisation   Trial, implement and evaluate           Identify opportunities with service         Telemedicine has been
of e-health and         strategies that use ICT as an enabler   providers for use of telemedicine,          introduced into the LCH
communications          of better patient care.                 video consultations and online              Urgent Care service with a local
technology                                                      services and establish at least one         protocol to provide clinical
                                                                new protocol with another service           support from Barwon Health’s
                                                                provider for the use of telemedicine        emergency department.
                                                                and video consultations.                    A further stage will develop
                                                                                                            this into a Barwon region wide
                                                                                                            protocol.

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Financial Statements attached
Lorne Community Hospital
Phone: (03) 5289 4300
Albert Street, Lorne, Victoria, 3232
        Phone (03) 5289 4300
         Fax: (03) 5289 2313
www.lornecommunityhospital.com.au
Appendix 1
Statement of Priorities
Financial performance
Key performance indicator                                                                                                            Target             Outcome
Operating result
Annual operating result ($m)                                                                                                   $0.001m                  $0.272m
Cash management
Creditors                                                                                                                      < 60 days                       28
Debtors                                                                                                                        < 60 days                       31

Service performance
Key performance indicator                                                                                                            Target             Outcome
Quality and safety
Health service accreditation                                                                                                      Full compliance        Achieved
Residential aged care accreditation                                                                                               Full compliance        Achieved
Cleaning standards                                                                                                                Full compliance            100%
Submission of data to VICNISS (1)                                                                                                 Full compliance        Achieved
Hand Hygiene(rate)                                                                                                                              70            84%
Victorian Patient Satisfaction Monitor: (OCI) (2)                                                                                               73    No Result (*)
Consumer Participation Indicator (3)                                                                                                            75          92.8%
People Matter Survey                                                                                                              Full compliance        Achieved

(1) VICNISS is the Victorian Hospital Acquired Infection Surveillance System.
(2) The target for the Victorian Patient Satisfaction Monitor is the Overall Care Index (OCI) which comprises six categories
(3) The Consumer Participation Indicator is a category of the Victorian Patient Satisfaction Monitor
(*) There is insufficient data to report (n
Lorne Community Hospital Annual Report 2012/13

        APPENDIX 2
        Summary Of Financial Statements For The Year With Comparative Results For The
        Preceeding Four Financial Years.

                           2013            2012             2011            2010              2009

                           6,109,212       5,450,839       5,575,396        5,068,430        4,533,060
Total Expenses

                           6,920,863       5,233,853       4,688,962        4,367,700        4,311,378
Total Revenue
Operating                    811,650       (216,985)        (886,434)       (700,730)         (221,682)
Surplus/(Deficit)
Retained Surplus/
(Accumulated               7,622,615       6,810,965       7,027,950        7,902,739        8,603,469
Deficit)

                          17,342,843      16,412,204      16,637,286      17,435,145        18,058,325
Total Assets

                           1,113,228         994,239       1,002,336          925,406          847,856
Total Liabilities

                          16,229,615      15,417,965      15,634,950      16,509,739        17,210,469
Net Assets

                        16,229,615       15,417,965      15,634,950      16,509,739         17,210,469
Total Equity

        List Of Acronyms Used In The Annual Financial Statements

        ATO     Australian Taxation Office
        AAS     Australian Accounting Standards
        AUS     Australian Specific Paragraphs
        FRD     Financial Reporting Directions issued by the Dept of Treasury and Finance
        SD      Standing Directions authorised by Minister for Finance
        LSL     Long Service Leave
        HSA     Health Services Agreement
        RAC     Residential Aged Care
        DoH     Department of Health
        GST     Goods and Services tax
Lorne Community Hospital Annual Report 2012/13

APPENDIX 3

Disclosure Index
The annual report of the Lorne Community Hospital is prepared in accordance with all
relevant Victorian legislation. This index has been prepared to facilitate identification of
the Department’s compliance with statutory disclosure requirements.

Note: This Disclosure Index consists of 2 pages, and is not required to be completed by
denominational hospitals.

Legislation Requirement                                                         Page Reference

Ministerial Directions

Report of Operations

Charter and purpose
FRD 22C        Manner of establishment and the relevant Ministers                         12, 196
FRD 22C        Objectives, functions, powers and duties                                         12
FRD 22C        Nature and range of services provided                                            12

Management and structure
FRD 22C        Organisational structure                                                         12

Financial and other information
FRD 10         Disclosure index                                                            15, 37
FRD 11         Disclosure of ex-gratia payments                                           16, 201
FRD 15B        Executive officer disclosures                                                    12
FRD 21B        Responsible person and executive officer disclosures                      16, 196-
                                                                                              198
FRD 22C        Application and operation of Freedom of Information Act 1982                    14
FRD 22C        Application and operation of Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001                  14
FRD 22C        Compliance with building and maintenance provisions of Building                  14
               Act 1993
FRD 22C        Details of consultancies over $10,000                                            14
FRD 22C        Details of consultancies under $10,000                                           14
FRD 22C        Major changes or factors affecting performance                                   14
FRD 22C        Occupational health and safety                                                   14
FRD 22C        Operational and budgetary objectives and performance against                     14
               objectives
Legislation Requirement                                                    Page Reference
FRD 22C       Significant changes in financial position during the year               14
FRD 22C       Statement of availability of other information                          13
FRD 22C       Statement on National Competition Policy                                15
FRD 22C       Subsequent events                                                   14, 202
FRD 22C       Summary of the financial results for the year                           14
FRD 22C       Workforce Data Disclosures including a statement on the                 13
              application of employment and conduct principles
FRD 25A       Victorian Industry Participation Policy disclosures                  12, 16
SD 4.2(j)     Sign-off requirements                                                   11
SD 3.4.13     Attestation on data integrity                                           34
SD 4.5.5.1    Attestation on data insurance                                           35
SD 4.5.5      Attestation on Compliance with Australian/New Zealand Risk              36
              Management Standard
Financial Statements

Financial statements required under Part 7 of the FMA
SD 4.2(a)     Statement of changes in equity                                          56
SD 4.2(b)     Comprehensive operating statement                                       47
SD 4.2(b)     Balance sheet                                                           52
SD 4.2(b)     Cash flow statement                                                     59

Other requirements under Standing Directions 4.2
SD 4.2(a)     Compliance with Australian accounting standards and other               67
              authoritative pronouncements
SD 4.2(c)     Accountable officer’s declaration                                       44
SD 4.2(c)     Compliance with Ministerial Directions                                  67
SD 4.2(d)     Rounding of amounts                                                     72

Legislation
Freedom of Information Act 1982                                                       14
Victorian Industry Participation Policy Act 2003                                   12, 16
Building Act 1993                                                                     14
Financial Management Act 1994                                                          1
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