Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.
Doc No.: PD2010_028
Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Critical care
Clinical/ Patient Services - Incident management
Population Health - Disaster management
Population Health - Infection Control
Summary
This policy provides direction to NSW Area Health Services for the delivery of critical care services during an influenza pandemic. It provides key principles for clinical, operational and organisational aspects of intensive care services to inform health disaster planning and response, and in particular critical care biopreparedness planning in NSW.
Date of Publication: 20 May 2010
Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Statewide Services Development
This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Public Health System Support Division, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service, NSW Dept of Health, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals
Audience: Administration, Clinical Staff, Intensive Care Units, Emergency Depts, Nursing, Medical
Distributed to: Public Health System, Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres
Review Date: 20 May 2015
Policy Manual: Patient Matters
File No: 05/1135-3
Status: Active
File link: Influenza Pandemic - Providing Critical Care
File size: 739Kb
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