Version |
Effective from |
Amendment(s) |
54 |
29 November 2023 |
Amendment to MP 0084/18 Credentialing and Defining the Scope of Clinical Practice Policy. Amendments include the following: Policy requirements Section 3.5 title Allied Health Practitioners and Health Science Professionals Change to Allied Health Professionals; Inclusion of policy requirements section 3.6 Aboriginal Health Practitioners; Updated and refined the Compliance Monitoring section; Related Document: 'Allied Health and Health Science Professions Standard' updated an amended; Updated definition of Allied Health Professional, included new definition for Aboriginal Health Practitioners and removed definition for WA health system; Inclusion of the supporting information 'National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners; Update of the HSUWA PACTS agreement to 2022 and updated email contact at Policy Contact section. |
53 |
4 October 2023 |
Amendment to MP 0080/18 Assistant in Nursing Policy. Policy requirements section amended to clarify that an AIN (Student) may continue employment as an AIN upon completion of NMBA-approved program. |
52 |
6 September 2023 |
Policy review and amendment to MP 0095/18 Clinical Handover Policy. Amendments include: Purpose section amended to clarify the need for the policy, applicability section amended to exclude specific HSPs and include a statement on contracted health entities, policy requirements section refined to reflect a contemporary approach to clinical handover and removal of three supporting information. |
51 |
20 July 2023 |
Amendment to MP 0080/18 Assistant in Nursing Policy to reflect:
i. addition of employment pathway for Graduate Entry Master of Nursing (Graduate Entry) and Master of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) students;
ii. addition of employment pathway for internationally qualified nurses (IQN) enrolled into an undergraduate IQN accelerated nursing program with Edith Cowan and Curtin University only.
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50 |
19 July 2023 |
Minor amendment to MP 0122/19 Clinical Incident Management Policy 2019. Broken hyperlinks amended throughout supporting information documents: Clnical Incident Management Guideline 2019 and Clinical Incident Management Toolkit 2019. |
49 |
1 July 2023 |
Policy review and amendments to MP 0134/20 National Safety and Quality Standards Accreditation Policy. Insertion of information on the updated National and Safety Quality Standards in the Purpose section, updated contracted health entities statement, insertion of updated information on short notice accreditation within the Policy Requirements section, updated and refined the Compliance Monitoring section, Inclusion of related document: National Safety and Quality Standards Accreditation Procedure to capture operational requirements previously in policy requirements, updated related document title and information to 'Timeframes for submission of accreditation information and reporting to LARU', removed related document 'LARU Accreditation Authorisation and or Reporting Schedule' as old version, inclusion of additional supporting information and removal of definitions not required. |
48 |
28 June 2023 |
Minor amendment to MP 0098/18 Review of Death Policy. The related document: Death in a Hospital Form - Section 5.2 Deaths Reportable to the Chief Psychiatrist amended to 28 days to reflect alignment with the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist's policy for mandatory reporting of notifiable incidents to the Chief Psychiatrist. |
47
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8 May 2023 |
Minor amendment to MP 0175/22 Consent to Treatment Policy. Updated MP 0051/17 Language Services Policy link within Policy Requirements 3.4 section. Updated Supporting Information document: Decision making tree for engaging an interpreter. |
46 |
13 December 2022 |
Publication of new policy MP 0175/22 Consent to Treatment Policy to come into effect on 13 March 2023. This policy supersedes OD 0657/16 WA Health Consent to Treatment Policy. |
45 |
8 November 2022 |
Policy review and amendments to MP 0078/18 Medication Chart Policy. Amendments include the following: Refined and reworded policy to update and clarify information, inclusion of a medications charts table within the Policy Requirements section, refined the Compliance Monitoring section, updated all related documents charts, included the supporting information document Medication Chart Policy Compliance Assessment and Action Form and transitioned to the current mandatory policy template. |
44 |
2 September 2022 |
Amendments to MP 0080/18 Assistant in Nursing Policy. AIN (student) to maintain up to 4 months (16 weeks) ongoing employment on completion of their NMBA-approved program, and clarification of WACHS AIN qualification requirements.
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43 |
10 August 2022 |
Publication of new MP 0171/22 Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration Policy to come into effect on 22 January 2023. |
42 |
13 July 2022 |
Amendments to MP 0080/18 Assistant in Nursing Policy. Addition of employment pathway for undergraduate Diploma of Nursing (enrolled nurse) students; addition of employment pathway for enrolled nurses with current NMBA registration actively enrolled into an NMBA approved Bachelor of Nursing (enrolled nurse) conversion program and specification of Chief Nurse and Midwifery Office as System Manager in the Compliance Monitoring section. |
41 |
22 June 2022 |
Minor Amendment to MP0098/18 Review of Death Policy Related Document: Death in Hospital Form. Section 3: How to Report a Death to the Coroner updated to reflect availability of Coronial Investigation Squad 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week. |
40 |
3 March 2022 |
Minor Amendments to MP 0080/18 Assistant in Nursing Policy Related Documents to include COVID-19 related tasks. |
39 |
19 January 2022 |
Major amendments to MP 0080/18 Assistant in Nursing Policy. Updated information and inclusion of Assistant in Nursing (Maternity setting) Related Document. |
38
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17 January 2022 |
Policy Review and minor amendment to MP 0093/18 Access for Endorsed Midwives into Public Maternity Units Policy. Policy transitioned to the current Policy template. Complete policy review was undertaken, a new review cycle will now commence.
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37 |
1 October 2021 |
Minor Amendment to MP 0076/18 Cardiotocography Monitoring Policy. Update to supporting information and Policy contact email.
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36 |
3 August 2021 |
Supporting Information for Policy Framework: Clinical Governance, Safety and Quality - WA Pressure Injury Prevention and Management Clinical Guidelines - To be rescinded on 30 September 2021. Internal review determined that the Guidelines are no longer relevant within the current context of NSQHSS v.2. and guidance for clinical staff available in international guidelines, The risks consulting to this level are minimal.
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35 |
30 June 2021 |
Retitle OD 0657/16 as part of the OD/IC Project while under redevelopment to a Mandatory Policy.
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34 |
16 June 2021 |
Major Amendment MP 0076/18 Cardiotocography Monitoring Policy. Policy transitioned to the current Policy template. Clarification provided on interpretation practices and audit requirements.
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33 |
22 April 2021 |
New MP 0154/21 Managing Voluntary Assisted Dying Policy provided in advance of implementation on 1 July 2021.
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32 |
9 February 2021 |
Major Amendment to MP 0072/17 Health Technology Governance Policy.
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31 |
5 February 2021 |
Rescindment: OD 0592/15.
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30 |
12 October 2020 |
Major Amendment to MP 0098/18 Review of Death Policy and Related Document Death in Hospital Form.
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29 |
6 May 2020 |
New MP 0134/20 National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards Accreditation Policy, superseded OD 0410/12 and the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards in Western Australia.
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28 |
10 February 2020 |
New MP 0131/20 High Risk Medication Policy, superseded OD 0561/14, OD 0647/16 and OD 0658/16.
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27 |
3 February 2020 |
New MP 0130/20 Complaints Management Policy, superseded OD 0589/15.
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26 |
1 November 2019 |
New MP 0122/19 Clinical Incident Management Policy 2019, superseded OD 0611/15.
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25 |
8 October 2019 |
Major Amendment to MP 0084/18 Credentialing and Defining the Scope of Clinical Practice Policy and Related Document.
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24 |
16 August 2019 |
Major Amendment to MP 0080/18 Assistant in Nursing Policy and Related Document.
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23 |
15 August 2019 |
Rescinded OD 0579/14 from Supporting Information.
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22 |
5 August 2019 |
Rescinded OD 0004/06 and OD 0486/14 from Supporting Information.
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21 |
11 July 2019 |
Rescinded IC 0231/15 and Guideline from Supporting Information.
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20 |
29 April 2019 |
Major amendment to MP 0098/18 Review of Death Policy: Section 5 updated to refer to two versions of Review of Death reporting template. Death in Hospital Form updated to clarify aspects relating to the provision of medical records to the Coroner in the event of a reportable death.
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19 |
26 February 2019 |
New MP 0104/19 Medication Review Policy, superseded OD 0039/07 from Supporting information.
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18 |
11 February 2019 |
Major amendment to MP 0095/18 Clinical Handover Policy.
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17 |
1 January 2019 |
New MP 0098/18 Review of Death Policy, superseded OD 0448/13 from Mandatory requirements.
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16 |
6 June 2018 |
New MP 0086/18 Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration Policy, superseded OD 0501/14 from Supporting Information.
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15 |
10 May 2018 |
New MP 0084/18 Credentialing and Defining Scope of Clinical Practice Policy, superseded OD177/09 and OD 0505/14 and IC 0181/14 from Supporting Information.
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14 |
4 April 2018 |
New MP 0080/18 Assistant in Nursing Policy, superseded OD 0419/13.
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13 |
14 March 2018 |
Rescinded OD 0551/14 from Supporting Information.
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12 |
15 February 2018 |
Rescinded OD 0667/16 from Supporting Information.
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11 |
17 January 2018 |
New MP 0078/18 Medication Chart Policy, superseded OP 2080/06, OD 0648/16, OD 0522/14 and OD 0596/15. Please note the original was not published, instead version 1.1.was published after urgent minor amendments. Rescinded OP 2080/06, OD 0648/16 and OD 0522/14 from Mandatory Requirements.
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10 |
10 January 2018
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New MP 0076/18 Cardiotocography Monitoring Policy. New MP 0077/18 Statewide Medicines Formulary Policy, superseded OD 0626/15. Rescinded OP 1755/04 and OD 0626/15 from Supporting Information. Major Amendment to OD 0657/16.
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9 |
21 December 2017 |
Updated Policy Framework Custodian. Changes were not made to Policy Framework landing page until 10 January 2018.
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8 |
8 November 2017 |
New WA Pressure Injury Prevention and Management Clinical Guideline and You Matter: A Guideline to Support Engagement with Consumers, Carers, Communities and Clinicians in Health to Supporting Information, superseded OD 0477/13 and WA Health Consumer, Carer and Community Engagement Framework.
Rescinded OD 0477/13 and WA Health Consumer, Carer and Community Engagement Framework from Supporting Information.
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7 |
4 October 2017 |
New MP 0072/17 Health Technology Governance Policy, superseded OD 0541/14. Rescinded OD 0541/14 from Mandatory Requirements.
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6 |
28 August 2017 |
Rescinded OD 0316/11 from Supporting Information.
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5 |
6 July 2017 |
Rescinded OD 0397/12 and OD 0020/06 from Supporting Information.
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4 |
21 June 2017 |
Rescinded OD 0376/12 from Supporting Information.
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3 |
14 June 2017 |
New MP 0053/17 WA Clinical Alert MedAlert Policy, superseded OD 511/14.
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2 |
14 September 2016 |
Rescinded OD 0316/11 from Supporting Information.
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1 |
1 July 2016 |
Original version
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