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NEW!! Victorian Burns Units- Burns Management Guidelines- http://www.vicburns.org.au
The guidelines are a joint initiative between the Victorian state wide burns services at The Alfred hospital and Royal Children’s Hospital which aims to provide a more consistent standard of burns management, particularly in the early stages post injury, in order to improve outcomes for those who are injured. The guidelines are based on evidence where available and consensus expert opinion.
The aim of these guidelines is to provide direction to health care professionals caring for adults or children with burn injuries in the primary care setting in Victoria. This includes emergency department staff, general practitioners, physicians, general surgeons, nurses and paramedics.
The guidelines include:
- Transfer criteria
- Initial management of patients with severe burn injuries
- Burns assessment
- Management of patients with a minor burn injury
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NEW!! Go Live for new clinical information system at Frankston Hospital September 7th 2011
Peninsula Health, as a Lead Agency for the roll-out of the Department of Health’s ‘HealthSMART’ electronic clinical information system, will be going ‘live’ at Frankston Hospital on September 7th 2011. The first stage went live at Rosebud Hospital on June 15th 2011. HealthSMART incorporates electronic ordering of pathology and radiology, results viewing, discharge summaries and discharge prescriptions. General Practitioners with patients admitted to Rosebud Hospital after June 15th and Frankston Hosptial after September 7th will be receiving this new style discharge summary. Peninsula Health’s sub-acute sites will go ‘live’ in November.
Any feedback or queries about the new Discharge Summaries can be forwarded to the Clinical Systems Unit on Ph. 9788 1225 or email Clover@phcn.vic.gov.au
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NEW!! Women’s Health Ambulatory Clinic
New clinic that provides timely and appropriate care for women experiencing pregnancy related problems such as suspected or confirmed pregnancy loss or decreased fetal movements without the need for them to attend ED. The clinic is also suitable for women who require follow up post Peninsula Health gynaecological admission. Referrals should be made by phone on 0417 340 535.
Womens Health Ambulatory Care Clinic- September 2011
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NEW!! Perinatal Depression Screening at Peninsula Health
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is routinely being offered to all women antenatally at the Booking In appointment at the Peninsula Health Antenatal Clinic, and at four weeks postnatally at Maternal & Child Health Services. More information will be provided in the coming weeks.
