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To guide the use of the C-MAC in retrieval intubations
To ensure appropriate cleaning and maintenance of the device
To appropriately inform necessary clinicians and recognise the importance of deterioration for patients on non-invasive ventilation including CPAP or BIPAP
To adequately prepare and manage children undergoing cardiac catheterisation & EPS in order to enhance recovery and minimise post-operative complications.
To guide clinicians across the network on the correct care and management of paediatric patients requiring cardiac pacing.
To provide a guideline that is based on current best practice regarding the care of a post-op cardiac patient
guide care in ED
These practice guidelines are based in the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) recommendations. They reflect current teaching of Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Training at the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network. The guidelines provide staff with the necessary knowledge to initiate and sustain an effective and efficient response to a medical emergency at SCHN.
Define criteria and processes for the Care by Parent Model of Care
All children presenting at the SCHN are entitled to high quality care, in line with the hospital’s vision and values. The purpose of this document is to ensure that children in immigration detention receive safe, effective and person-centred care and that staff from immigration detention should not adversely affect the patient's health care, the working environment of the ward and hospital, other patients, other children, their parents or SCHN staff. The high-level guiding principles contained within this document aim to deliver person-centred care which is respectful of and responsive to the preferences, needs and values of patients and consumers. The widely accepted dimensions of person-centred care are respect, emotional support, physical comfort, information and communication, continuity and transition, care coordination, involvement of family and carers, and access to care (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care).
Middleton Day Surgery Unit encompasses a Pre-operative admission area Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU stage 1 ) and a Stage 2 PACU Discharge Lounge for Day Only patients.
Middleton Unit is the Admission unit for over 95% of all planned and unplanned SCHN-Westmead Surgical Admissions
This Practise Guideline document reflects what is currently regarded a safe practise .
To educate and support staff in the procedure of catheterisation in all its forms.
This is a practice guideline relating to the operation of the cell salvage device used in the operating theatres at CHW.
To guide management of central diabetes insipidus in SCHN inpatients not requiring vasopressin infusion.
Guide clinicians within SCHN on managing any patient with a Central Venous Access Device (CVAD) during the neonatal period ie to 28 days of age and/or being cared for in NICU/CICU and PICU only
Detail the procedures involved in the insertion and management of central venous access devices.
To outline postoperative care for patients undergoing cerebral angiogram. To guide frequency of observations, what to look for when checking of cerebral angiogram site and potential complications.
To facilitate the effective preparation and management of children undergoing cerebral PET scanning.
Instructions on how to care for a patient with a (suspected) spine policy
To provide guidance to PICU and Spinal team clinical staff about cervical spine immobilisation and clearance in intubated PICU patients.
Not for use outside of PICU
To support the supportive cares that are not stipulated in chemotherapy treatment protocols but require hydration and supportive cares. this guideline aims to outline the minimum standards of practice for chemotherapies that require particular hydration fluids or adjunctive and supportive care and to support and inform the care patients receiving these chemotherapies.
To provide guidance to clinical staff on the emetogenic potential of chemotherapeutic agents and appropriate prophylaxis and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
Chest Drain Management
Manage chicken pox and herpes zoster contacts and prevent transmission within SCHN
This document has been developed to prevent or reduce child morbidity following needle stick incidents or exposure to blood or potentially blood contaminated secretions.
Guide clinicians in the appropriate use of play therapy during procedural interventions.
Clear management of child presenting to Emergency Department where sexual assault is suspected
To help Emergency Department Staff to manage suspected physical abuse and neglect in children in the Emergency Department
Provide information about the roles of the Child Protection Units at Randwick and Westmead and referral pathways to the CPUs
• The Child and Family Health Clinical Nurse Consultant (CFH CNC) provides expert clinical services, advice and advocacy for clients, parents/carers and health care professionals within the specialty of Child and Family Health.
• Patients are referred to the Child and Family Health Clinical Nurse Consultant when an inpatient with the hospital.
• This document gives guidance to medical and nursing staff involved in referring a patient for Child and Family Health Nurse Consultation and specifies the procedures involved.
Standardisation of chylothorax diagnosis and management for children admitted to CHW.
This mostly applies to children following cardiac surgery and may be admitted to NICU, PICU and Edgar Stephen Ward.
It also includes congenital chylothorax in neonates.
Educate and reinforce skills learnt to be used in the home setting or equivalent.
To enhance prior learning and reference guide to children and their carers I the process of Intermittent catheterisation in all aspects of society.
To reinforce the child's and parents skills, understanding and confidence in attending to the catheterisation by newly formed channel.
This guideline is replacing the previous clinical pathways which were designed to standardise care and guide clinical practise.
This guideline serves as a management guide to staff caring for patients undergoing this procedure.
This document has been developed to provide current and up to date guidelines on the pre-operative and post-operative care of the child undergoing cleft lip and/or palate repair.
The document is to describe the requirements for children attending the Outpatient Cleft Palate Clinic with acute ear infections.
This document was created to replace the previously used 'clinical pathways'. It is a standardised way to care for all patients admitted for this procedure and serves as a guide to nursing and medical staff on the management and cares for the children undergoing this procedure.
Provide safe handover procedures from NETS to receiving units.
To establish protocols on the collection, use, disclosure, storage and security of clinical images at The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (“SCHN”).
Explains the policy expectations related to clinical incident management and responsibilities of local managers, Clinical Program Directors and CGU. Where to find additional information to clinical incident management as stated by NSW Health policy.
The purpose of this procedure is to ensure that IMP for clinical research is prepared and dispensed in accordance with NSW Health, SCHN, regulatory and Protocol requirements.
Adherence to this procedure will ensure that:
* IMP is accurately and safely prepared, dispensed (including packaged and labelled) and released to clinical research participants in a timely manner as per the protocol; and
* Records are maintained in compliance with the SCHN Procedure - Record Keeping [DRAFT].
The purpose of this procedure is to ensure that prescriptions for IMP used in clinical research are created, approved, completed and authorised, as applicable, in incompliance with NSW Health, SCHN, regulatory and Protocol requirements.
Adherence to this procedure will ensure that:
* Personnel preparing, authorising, receiving and processing the prescription promptly identify that the prescription relates to clinical research;
* IMP is prescribed and dispensed in compliance with the current Protocol;
* Prescriptions for IMP are completed and authorised by appropriately qualified personnel to whom the Investigator has appropriately delegated responsibility, as documented by the Signature and Delegation Log; and
* Records are maintained in compliance with the SCHN Procedure - Record Keeping [DRAFT].
Minimising the transmission of toxogenic clostridium difficile in children with diarrhoea
To have a concise document incorporating all other documents and policies relating to clozapine including NSW policy and safety notices - NSW guideline GL2022_011 and NSW Safety Information 001/22
this document will also include monitoring physical as well as blood monitoring as well as need for registration of prescribers and dispensing pharmacists.
To educate the best evidence based practice for all clinical staff in Grace Centre for Newborn Care.
This outlines the activation, response and management of a Code Black (personal threat) that may arise from a patient or individual confronting staff, patients and/or visitors in a violent or threatening manner.
This document formalises the ED response to critically ill children. It encompasses a code crimson trauma response in addition to outlining a response for critical airway, breathing, circulation and neurological emergencies requiring rapid escalation of care.
The purpose of this policy is to provide staff guidance on the use of CAM within hospital. The guidance applies to therapeutic products which are supplied from outside the hospital and are not listed on the hospital formulary and also to unconventional therapies or treatments
To guide the management of the newborn with CDH
To provide clinical staff information on how to arrange a Gynaecology consult.
To guide clinicians to obtain a single ECG trace or display a continuous ECG reading so that cardiac arrhythmias can be identified and analysed.
Clinical Guidelines for staff
This protocol covers the procedure for patients admitted to wards for the initiation of CPAP or Bilevel support under care of the Sleep Medicine Service.
To provide a clinical guideline for practice to staff caring for patients receiving regional block infusions or prescribing regional block infusions.
Guidelines for setting up and running haemodiafiltration in PICU including PrisMax machine.
Guideline for the correct application of a CAM boot
Clinical guidance for post-operative cares following craniofacial procedures.
The Short Stay Surgical Unit is a new 12 bed inpatient unit that will open with the Paediatric Service Building. This new unit's model of care is designed to care for paediatric patients requiring admission for 23-48 hours post their surgery. To support patient flow through the unit and efficiencies this model of care will focus on Criteria Led Discharge. All patients admitted to the unit will be commenced on the relevant criteria led discharge pathway.
This procedure will outline how Criteria Led Discharge, which patients are appropriate to be cared for under this model, and care escalation including when the patient is not safe to be cared for under this model of care.
Clinical Care guideline for Emergency Staff
This guideline describes the management of cuffed endotracheal tubes and cuffed tracheostomy tubes in retrieval
To provide a comprehensive multidisciplinary document for the management of CF patients.
Management of children with Cystic Fibrosis and Non-CF Bronchiectasis who require antibiotic therapy and physiotherapy in the home.
Define the management including infection control measures for Cystic Fibrosis patients at SCH