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Measure
Rationale
A responsive community support system for people who have experienced an acute psychiatric episode requiring hospitalisation is essential to maintain clinical and functional stability and to minimise the need for hospital readmission. Service users leaving hospital after an admission with a formal discharge plan involving linkages with community services and supports are less likely to need early readmission. Research indicates that service users have increased vulnerability immediately following discharge, including higher risk for suicide.
Output class / Category
Dimension of
Performance
Rates of post-discharge community care
Intensive Assessment and Treatment Services / Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Services
Quality
Number of first attendances at the Waikato DHB hospital palliative care outpatient service
It is important that people who have life threatening illness, along with their family and whanau, receive appropriate care and support to cope with their situation. Our focus is on ensuring that the patient is able to live comfortably, without undue pain or suffering.
Rehabilitation and Support Services / Palliative Care Services
Quantity
Improved wait times for diagnostic services
Diagnostics are a vital step in the pathway to access appropriate treatment. Improving waiting times for diagnostics can reduce delays to a patient’s episode of care and improve DHB demand and capacity management.
Intensive Assessment and Treatment Services / Elective Services
Quantity / Timeliness
Percentage of all laboratory tests are completed and communicated to referring practitioners within 48 hours of receipt
Timely turnaround of tests support clinical diagnosis and enable early intervention and treatment.
Early Detection and Management Services / Community Testing and Diagnosis
Quantity
Total number of pharmaceutical items dispensed in the community
Pharmaceuticals are an important resource in improving health outcomes.
Early Detection and Management Services / Pharmacy Services
Quantity
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