Client: Katherine West Health Board
Project: Health Service Planning Scoping Study: Capital Works (Review
and assessment)
Timeline: June 2007 - Nov 2007
Project Aim:
The purpose of the study was to review and assess the health service
model and associated infrastructure to inform capital works.
This project
was undertaken as a collaboration between Kristine Battye Consulting
and GHD, Darwin.
Requirements of the project:
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Description and review of service delivery model and resources
across the Katherine West Health Board area, including consideration
of: recruitment & retention of skilled workforce; effective information
management systems and capacity; adequate clinical infrastructure
to support service provision to remote Aboriginal communities
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Assessment
of functionality of facilities in 8 health centres and of health staff
housing
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Identification of infrastructure needs and changes
required to support current and future service provision
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Identification
of barriers towards achieving a sustainable health service delivery
and recommendations on facility requirements and on the service delivery
model
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Assessment of adequacy of established positions and recommendations
to achieve organisational recruitment and retention of skilled health
professional staff
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Preparation of priority plan for staged roll
out of recommendations to increase clinical capacity, staff retention
and workforce development.
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