Guidelines
- No hip patients who are on the RCT (randomised control trial) are to be sent to the private hospitals. Knee’s allowed (ACL’s).
- Making sure the treating consultant is aware they will be doing a RCT patient in the private (not to jeopardise trial).
- On iPM If a patient is booked under a specific surgeon (intended surgeon), before moving them over to PiP we need to gain permission off that surgeon to send to a surgeon who is a part of the PiP program.
Plans
- @Nowak, Jessica to work with PIP SLN’s to look at Orthopaedic, Footscray patients who could possibly be sent to the privates and assist with the long waiters – with respect to the PiP guidelines (BMI, low co-morbidities etc).
- SuperPAC days for PiP surgeons to get more patients over to the private. (Ann and Julia to assist). Working with Sue Beazley.
Authors and Contributors
Phong Tran 10/2023
Jessica Nowak
Elective Surgery Project Manager – (Public to Private)