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(07) 3307 3243What to expect on the day of your procedure.
Find out moreAt Spring Hill Specialist Day Hospital we are committed to patient safety and the ongoing improvement of patient care. Below is some advice on how you can assist us in ensuring your stay with us is a safe and comfortable as possible.
Hand hygiene, good housekeeping, and adherence to professionally recognised standards and guidelines all contribute to your recovery and reducing the risk of infection.
Patients and their carers have a role to play in reducing the risk of infection to themselves and other patients. Good hygiene is the most important way to avoid infection, and hand hygiene is particularly important. It is important for everyone, including doctors, patients and visitors to clean their hands.
Alcohol based hand rubs are a very effective form of hand hygiene and are located throughout the facility. We encourage patients and visitors to use these.
We request that people with influenza, gastroenteritis or other contagious illnesses do not visit the hospital.
Many factors contribute to an increased risk of falling while in hospital for people of all ages.
Reasons for increased risk of falls include:
If you have a history of falls or feel you may be at risk, please advise the nurses during your pre-admission telephone call so we can be prepared to care for you appropriately. Your admitting nurse will also assess your level of risk during your admission.
There are a number of precautions you can put in place to reduce the chance of a fall:
Blood clots in your legs or lungs can cause permanent injury and in rare cases death. As part of your care you will be assessed on your risk of developing a clot during pre-admission and on admission.
Please advise the nursing staff if you are taking any medication to help prevent clots or have a history of blood clots.
In order to prevent blood clots, remember to:
A pressure injury or ulcer is a sore, break or blister of the skin that occurs on an area of the body that has had the blood supply damaged by unrelieved pressure.
Please advise the nurses if you have any of the following signs as it may indicate that you could be susceptible to a pressure injury, and will allow the staff to implement necessary preventative actions:
In order to prevent pressure areas:
There are a number of strategies that the staff will use if they assess you to be at risk of pressure injuries. If you are having your procedure under sedation and are responsive to instruction, staff may ask you to change position, if you are able to do so, during your surgery. They may use extra support and gel padding to protect the vulnerable areas of your body during surgery. In addition, staff will actively assist you to mobilise post-operatively, to relieve any undue pressure on your body.
To help patients make an informed decision about their care we are committed to sharing information about our quality and safety outcomes.
These measures were selected because they form part of a set of key clinical indicators outlined in the National Safety and Quality Healthcare Standards developed by the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Healthcare.
Jan 15 | July 15 | Jan 16 | July 16 | Jan 17 | July 17 | Jan 18 | July 18 | |
Patient falls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pressure areas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Healthcare associated infection* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hand Hygiene Audits | National Data | SHSDH Data |
NNHI Audit 1 2015 | 82.20% | 97.70% |
NNHI Audit 2 2015 | 83.00% | 96.00% |
NNHI Audit 3 2015 | 83.50% | 96.60% |
NNHI Audit 1 2016 | 84.40% | 87.80% |
NNHI Audit 2 2016 | 83.90% | 93.40% |
NNHI Audit 3 2016 | 84.10% | 92.30% |
NNHI Audit 1 2017 | 84.60% | 94.60% |
NNHI Audit 2 2017 | 84.30% | 90.10% |
NNHI Audit 3 2017 | 84.6% | 88.2% |
NNHI Audit 1 2018 | 84.8% | 93.2% |
NNHI Audit 2 2018 | 84.9% | 90.1% |
*As reported to SHSDH by attending medical officers
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