Models of Care. 7.4.1 The parties to this Agreement recognise that the Employer has a responsibility to provide a safe workplace, and that includes managing nursing workloads that are reasonable and safe.
7.4.2 The Hospital will consult regularly with Employees (at least 4 times per year) via open meetings and/or other means of feedback where nursing staff will have the opportunity to give feedback directly to the responsible managers in relation to care and workload matters. The Union will also be provided with an open invitation to supplement staff feedback directly to management, and will be provided with an opportunity to attend four meetings with management each year (or more by agreement) for this purpose.
7.4.3 Arising from the consultation process above, the Hospital commits to further consulting with Employees in respect to any initiatives it proposes to address patient care and workload issues. Following that process, proposed initiatives or solutions will be implemented in a timely manner, subject to resource availability and any budgetary obligations governing the initiative’s timing.
Models of Care. We conducted a comprehensive review of the literature in order to explore possible solutions for the obstetric shortage in Georgia. Four alternative models of care were identified as potentially appropriate for areas outside of metropolitan Atlanta. These solutions include an obstetric timeshare model, a tiered model of care, utilization of hospitalists and of mobile clinics. Participants of our study were provided brief outlines of each of these models before the interviews and asked in-depth questions about their potential use and efficacy in Georgia (See appendix 3).
Models of Care. System development and service delivery will be in line with Models of Care (National Treatment Agency, updated 2006) and Models of Care for Alcohol Misuse (Department of Health 2006) and any new updates that are published.
Models of Care. The parties are committed to supporting the development and adoption of innovative models of care. The parties agree that improvements in technology and education, coupled with the need to improve access and quality of services will lead to innovative, collaborative and alternative models of care. The parties agree that where a new model of care is to be trialled or implemented Visiting Specialists, Visiting Senior Specialists and Visiting Medical Officers will actively participate in the consultative structures and processes to optimise the opportunities for success with these models of care.
