Words Volume 2 2009-2011

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Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility in Work Zones

This presentation will cover the initial indications from the 2014 FHWA review of 62 projects statewide related to pedestrian maintenance of traffic during construction. The presentation will also include discussion of changes to design procedures and construction implementation that are being considered or already implemented. Current design processes and payment for maintenance of traffic for pedestrians require modification in order to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The presentation will include recommendations for both design and construction practitioners

Mental health psychosocial support service needs from the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework (NMHSPF)

The National Psychosocial Support measure was introduced by the Australian Government to provide psychosocial support services to those who do not qualify for services through the National Disability Insurance Scheme or other programs. Primary Mental Health Networks (PHNs) will be implementing the measure via purpose specific funding to commission new services. There is limited information available to help guide planning and commissioning of these services. This report presents important data from the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework that can be used as the basis for collaborative planning between the Western New South Wales PHN and their respective Local Health Networks to avoid service duplication and ensure all necessary services are available within the region

A summary of the structure and key outputs of the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework (NMHSPF): Report for Primary Health Networks - May 2017

AbstractThe National Mental Health Service Planning Framework (NMHSPF) is a planning tool designed to provide evidence-based benchmarks for mental health service delivery. This report was commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health in 2017 to provide Primary Health Networks with introductory information about the NMHSPF. It includes an overview of the structure of the NMHSPF, standard reports that present mental health service delivery benchmarks and guidance on interpretation of the reports

Using mental health data to map existing services for comparison with the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework (NMHSPF): Guidance for Primary Health Networks - June 2017

AbstractThe National Mental Health Service Planning Framework (NMHSPF) is a planning tool designed to provide evidence-based benchmarks for mental health service delivery. These benchmarks can be compared against current service delivery to identify areas of relative under or over investment to identify priorities for future service development. While there are a range of existing national data sets describing current services these are not always presented in a format that enables easy comparison with the NMHSPF benchmarks. This report was commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health and provides detailed guidance about how to transform, align and map existing services against the NMHSPF benchmarks to enable comparative analyses

National mental health service planning framework: phase 2 extension: final report – August 2016

AbstractIn January 2016 the Australian Department of Health funded The University of Queensland (UQ) to undertake Phase 2 of the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework (NMHSPF) to revise selected inputs to the framework and enhance the useability of the NMHSPF Planning Support Tool (NMHSPF-PST). As an extension to this project the UQ team consulted with stakeholders in primary care to further develop the primary care reporting capability in the NMHSPF-PST

Training materials and support for Primary Health Networks in implementing regional planning and use of the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework: Final report

AbstractIn July 2017, the Department of Health commissioned The University of Queensland to develop the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework (NMHSPF) training program. The training program consists of three stages and aims to progressively build skills and knowledge from introductory (Stage 1) to licensed user (Stage 3) levels of competency. The overall objective of the training program is to help mental health service planners to understand how the NMHSPF can be used to inform collaborative regional mental health planning across Australia. This report includes all of the materials (e.g. presentations, quizzes, interactive exercises) developed for the training program

Implementing two nurse practitioner models of service at an Australian male prison: a quality assurance study

To examine the quality and safety of nurse practitioner services of two newly implemented nurse practitioner models of care at a correctional facility.Nurse practitioners could help to meet the physical and mental health needs of Australia's growing prison population; however, the nurse practitioner role has not previously been evaluated in this context.A quality assurance study conducted in an Australian prison where a primary health nurse practitioner and a mental health nurse practitioner were incorporated into an existing primary healthcare service. The study was guided by Donabedian's structure, processes and outcomes framework.Routinely collected information included surveys of staff attitudes to the implementation of the nurse practitioner models (n\ua0=\ua021 staff), consultation records describing clinical processes and time use (n\ua0=\ua0289 consultations), and a patient satisfaction survey (n\ua0=\ua029 patients). Data were analysed descriptively and compared to external benchmarks where available.Over the two-month period, the nurse practitioners provided 289 consultations to 208 prisoners. The presenting problems treated indicated that most referrals were appropriate. A significant proportion of consultations involved medication review and management. Both nurse practitioners spent more than half of their time on individual patient-related care. Overall, multidisciplinary team staff agreed that the nurse practitioner services were necessary, safe, met patient need and reduced treatment delays.Findings suggest that the implementation of nurse practitioners into Australian correctional facilities is acceptable and feasible and has the potential to improve prisoners' access to health services. Structural factors (e.g., room availability and limited access to prisoners) may have reduced the efficiency of the nurse practitioners' clinical processes and service implementation.Results suggest that nurse practitioner models can be successfully integrated into a prison setting and could provide a nursing career pathway

Outcomes of the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework (NMHSPF) Stage 1 training for Primary Health Networks: Summary Report – August 2017

AbstractThe University of Queensland was commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health to develop and run a training program on the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework (NMHSPF) for Primary Health Networks (PHNs) who intend to use the framework to inform their planning. The report outlines insights provided into the capacity of PHNs to use the NMHSPF, and the scope and level of further training and capacity building required to enable such use