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Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine May 2021 Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine May 2021 Consistent with the NSW Health Guide to the Role Delineation of Clinical Services (2019) PAGE i NSW HEALTH Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine: Consistent with the Guide to the Role Delineation of Health Services 2019 Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine: Consistent with the Guide to the Role Delineation of Health Services 2019 NSW HEALTH PAGE i NSW MINISTRY OF HEALTH 1 Reserve Road ST LEONARDS NSW 2065 Tel. (02) 9391 9491 Fax. (02) 9391 9928 health.nsw.gov.au Produced by: Strategic Reform and Planning Branch This work is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for study training purposes subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgement of the source. It may not be reproduced for commercial usage or sale. Reproduction for purposes other than those indicated above requires written permission from the NSW Ministry of Health. © NSW Ministry of Health 2021 SHPN (HSP&I) 210437 ISBN 978-1-76081-754-1 Copies of this document can be downloaded from the NSW Health website www.health.nsw.gov.au May 2021 PAGE ii NSW HEALTH Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine: Consistent with the Guide to the Role Delineation of Health Services 2019 Role Delineation of Health Services Role delineation has been applied in NSW This document provides a snapshot of the role to inform strategic service, clinical and capital delineation levels for a number of emergency planning at the local and State level since the medicine services in NSW public hospitals. mid-1980s. The NSW Health Guide to the Role Information within this publication may not be Delineation of Clinical Services 2019 (the Guide) comparable to the Role Delineation Levels of is a planning tool that provides a framework to Emergency Medicine (2014), which was based describe the minimum support services, workforce on the Guide to the Role Delineation of Health and other requirements for clinical services to be Services Third Edition 2002. delivered safely. It delineates the level of clinical services, not hospitals or health facilities as a Review of this information will occur on whole. an annual basis, unless there has been a major commissioning of services. Service planners within Local Health Districts (districts) and Specialty Health Networks (networkss) use the Guide as a tool when developing clinical services plans, business cases for capital projects and other service planning activities. Districts and networks are responsible for determining the appropriate role delineation level of services at their facilities. PAGE ii NSW HEALTH Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine: Consistent with the Guide to the Role Delineation of Health Services 2019 Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine: Consistent with the Guide to the Role Delineation of Health Services 2019 NSW HEALTH PAGE 1 Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine 2021 As described by the NSW Health Guide to the Role Delineation of Clinical Services (2019) as at 14 May 2019 Emergency District/Network Hospital Level Albury-Wodonga Health Albury Hospital 4 Central Coast Gosford Hospital 5 Wyong Hospital 4 Far West Broken Hill Base Hospital and Health Service 3 Balranald Multi-Purpose Service 2 Wilcannia Multi-Purpose Service 2 Menindee Health Service 2 Ivanhoe Health Service 2 Tibooburra Health Service 2 White Cliffs Health Service 2 Wentworth Hospital and Health Service 1 Hunter New England John Hunter Hospital 6 Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital 5 Tamworth Hospital 5 Armidale Hospital 4 Maitland Hospital 4 Manning Hospital 4 Belmont Hospital 3 Cessnock District Health Service 3 Gunnedah District Health Service 3 Inverell District Health Service 3 Moree District Health Service 3 Muswellbrook District Health Service 3 Narrabri District Health Service 3 Singleton District Health Service 3 Barraba Multi-Purpose Service 2 Bingara Multi-Purpose Service 2 Boggabri Multi-Purpose Service 2 Dungog District Health Service 2 Glen Innes District Health Service 2 Gloucester District Health Service 2 Guyra Multi-Purpose Service 2 Manilla Multi-Purpose Service 2 Merriwa Multi-Purpose Service 2 Quirindi District Health Service 2 Scott Memorial - Scone Hospital 2 Tenterfield District Health Service 2 Tomaree Community Hospital 2 Walcha Multi-Purpose Service 2 Warialda Multi-Purpose Service 2 Wee Waa District Health Service 2 PAGE 2 NSW HEALTH Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine: Consistent with the Guide to the Role Delineation of Health Services 2019 Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine 2021 As described by the NSW Health Guide to the Role Delineation of Clinical Services (2019) as at 14 May 2019 Emergency District/Network Hospital Level Bulahdelah Community Hospital 1 Denman Multi-Purpose Service 1 Murrurundi Wilson Memorial Community Hospital 1 Kurri Kurri District Health Service 1 Tingha Multi-Purpose Service 1 Vegetable Creek Multi-Purpose Service Emmaville 1 Werris Creek Multi-Purpose Service 1 Illawarra Shoalhaven The Wollongong Hospital 6 Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital 4 Shellharbour Hospital 3 Milton Ulladulla Hospital 2 Bulli District Hospital Urgent Primary Care Centre 1 Mid North Coast Port Macquarie Base Hospital 5 Coffs Harbour Base Hospital 5 Kempsey District Hospital 4 Macksville District Hospital 3 Bellinger River District Hospital 2 Dorrigo Multi-Purpose Service 2 Murrumbidgee Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital 5 Griffith Base Hospital 4 Corowa Health Service 3 Deniliquin Health Service 3 Narrandera Health Service 3 Young Health Service 3 Cootamundra Health Service 3 Tumut Health Service 3 Leeton Health Service 3 Temora Health Service 2 Finley Health Service 2 Hay Health Service 2 Henty MPS 2 Holbrook Health Service 2 Barham Health Service 2 Batlow/Adelong Multi-Purpose Service 2 Berrigan Multi-Purpose Service 2 Boorowa Multi-Purpose Service 2 Coolamon Multi-Purpose Service 2 Culcairn Multi-Purpose Service 2 Gundagai Multi-Purpose Service 2 Hillston Multi-Purpose Service 2 Jerilderie Multi-Purpose Service 2 PAGE 2 NSW HEALTH Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine: Consistent with the Guide to the Role Delineation of Health Services 2019 Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine: Consistent with the Guide to the Role Delineation of Health Services 2019 NSW HEALTH PAGE 3 Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine 2021 As described by the NSW Health Guide to the Role Delineation of Clinical Services (2019) as at 14 May 2019 Emergency District/Network Hospital Level Junee Multi-Purpose Service 2 Lake Cargelligo Multi-Purpose Service 2 Lockhart and District Hospital 2 Murrumburrah-Harden Health Service 2 Tocumwal Health Service 2 Tumbarumba Multi-Purpose Service 2 Urana Multi-Purpose Service 2 Wyalong District Hospital 2 Nepean Blue Mountains Nepean Hospital 6 Hawkesbury District Hospital 4 Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital 3 Lithgow Integrated Health Service 3 Northern NSW Lismore Base Hospital 5 The Tweed Hospital 5 Ballina District Hospital 4 Byron Central Hospital 3 Casino and District Memorial Hospital 3 Grafton Base Hospital 3 Maclean District Hospital 3 Murwillumbah District Hospital 3 Kyogle Multi-Purpose Service 2 Bonalbo Hospital 1 Nimbin Multi-Purpose Service 1 Urbenville and District Multi-Purpose Service 1 Northern Sydney Royal North Shore Hospital 6 Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital 4 Ryde Hospital 3 Northern Beaches Hospital 5 Operates as an Mona Vale Hospital Urgent Care Centre South Eastern Sydney Prince of Wales Hospital 6 St George Hospital 6 Sutherland Hospital 5 Sydney Hospital/Sydney Eye Hospital 3 Gower Wilson Memorial Hospital 1 South Western Sydney Liverpool Hospital 6 Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital 5 Campbelltown Hospital 5 Bowral and District Hospital 3 PAGE 4 NSW HEALTH Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine: Consistent with the Guide to the Role Delineation of Health Services 2019 Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine 2021 As described by the NSW Health Guide to the Role Delineation of Clinical Services (2019) as at 14 May 2019 Emergency District/Network Hospital Level Fairfield Hospital 3 Camden Hospital 2 Southern NSW Goulburn Base Hospital 4 South East Regional Hospital (Bega) 4 Cooma Health Service 3 Moruya District Hospital 3 Queanbeyan Health Service 3 Batemans Bay District Hospital 2 Bombala Multi-Purpose Service 2 Braidwood Multi-Purpose Service 2 Crookwell Health Service 2 Pambula Hospital 2 Yass Health Service 2 Delegate Multi-Purpose Service 1 St Vincent’s St Vincent's Public Hospital - Darlinghurst 6 Sydney Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 6 Concord Repatriation General Hospital 5 Canterbury Hospital 4 Sydney Children’s Sydney Children's Hospital (Randwick) 6 The Children's Hospital at Westmead 6 Western NSW Dubbo Base Hospital 5 Orange Health Service 5 Bathurst Health Service 4 Cowra Health Service 3 Forbes Health Service 3 Mudgee Health Service 3 Parkes Health service 3 Bourke Multi-Purpose Service 2 Cobar Health Service 2 Condobolin Health Service 2 Coonabarabran Health Service 2 Coonamble Multi-Purpose Service 2 Lightning Ridge Multi-Purpose Service 2 Walgett Multi-Purpose Service 2 Baradine Multi-Purpose Service 1 Blayney Multi-Purpose Service 1 Brewarrina Multi-Purpose Service 1 Canowindra Health Service 1 PAGE 4 NSW HEALTH Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine: Consistent with the Guide to the Role Delineation of Health Services 2019 Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine: Consistent with the Guide to the Role Delineation of Health Services 2019 NSW HEALTH PAGE 5 Role Delineation Levels of Emergency Medicine
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