Western Health purchased a Lippincott procedures licence in 2021 with a view to incorporating these into the current policies, procedures and guidelines (PPG) framework. It was then determined that a broader review of nursing & midwifery PPGs was required and that the incorporation of Lippincott would be included in that.
A project was commenced at the end of March 2022 to determine the appropriateness of the Lippincott Procedures for use with the nursing & midwifery PPGs. Part of this work also includes a gap analysis of Lippincott procedures against the Western Health PPGs, development of a governance framework for nursing & midwifery PPGs, and to obtain staff feedback regarding current state which will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the Lippincott procedures to determine whether future acquisition is worthwhile.
The Lippincott procedures have been made available for managers and educators to use for the development of PPGs in the interim until the formal implementation occurs. The Western Health PPG template is being updated to include a section for the Lippincott Procedures.
Ultimately, after our PPGs are updated and include references to the Lippincott procedures, in the future we plan to launch links within our EMR for staff to be able to access high quality Lippincott videos and other educational material relating to a procedure that they are able to undertake.
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Lead
DONM Chronic & Complete Care
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By when
Completed: 30 June 2023
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Measurable outcome
Gaps in nursing and midwifery procedures and guidelines addressed, and Lippincott procedures and educational resources incorporated into relevant procedures and guidelines and onto the EMR.