End of Life Choice Act implementation – 7th Nov 2021

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End Of Life Choice Act HCSL

As you will be aware, assisted dying will be legally available in New Zealand from November 7 when the End-of-Life Choice Act 2019 comes into effect.

The introduction of assisted dying means that a person with a terminal illness who meets the eligibility criteria can request medication to relieve their suffering and end their life.

The Act sets out the legal framework and a high-level process for accessing assisted dying, including strict eligibility criteria and safeguards.

Assisted dying is not a replacement for palliative care or health care services more generally. It provides another option for people with a terminal illness in certain circumstances.

Assisted dying remains illegal until 7 November 2021.  The Ministry of Health will be responsible for the Act and has an implementation programme underway to implement the assisted dying service.

This may impact hospitals, care facilities and retirement villages across the country in an entirely new way, so we at Healthcare Compliance Solutions Ltd have been following the Ministry of Health’s guidance along the way, to ensure our policies and procedures help our new and existing clients through the process, as best as possible.

If you would like to learn more about how Healthcare Compliance Solutions can help you and your orgnisation.



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HCSL Newsletter – October 2021

HCSL Oct 21 Newsletter
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Registered Nurse, Quality Auditor, Director, Author, Wife, Mum, Sister, Friend

Gillian Robinson – HCSL Director was recently featured in the latest copy of Lead Magazine.  Giving you an insight in to Gillian herself and what had lead her to where she is today, and where to next.

Lead Magazine HCSL
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Alexander House

Alexander Rest Home

“HCSL has been incredibly easy to navigate since we went live on the system on the 1st of October. Our team have people with varying levels of technology literacy and the ease of this system has meant that staff are more confident to use technology and see how it can help to improve time management by not having to double or triple up on written documentation.”

Manager

Alexander House Rest Home

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Rhonda Sherriff

Rhonda Sherrif

I am very happy to endorse your system as the information is invaluable for CNMs to analyse the data/information and make informed decisions on best practice and innovation to decrease hazards, improve outcomes, and mitigating factors for resident welfare. I’m pleased you are delving into the data to the level you are, as it’s time saving for sites in many respects, and so easy to dice and slice the information to get the trends.

CNM’s used to spend hours just writing up the collective information before the analysis, so this system is hugely time saving.

Rhonda Sherriff

Clinical Advisor for NZ Aged Care Association

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Bethsaida Retirement Village

Tracy

We are very pleased to have recently been granted 4 year MOH Certification! No corrective actions and three Continuous Improvements.

This follows on from a fully attained Partial Provisional Audit that was required prior to opening our two new wings earlier this year with no corrective actions.

Make no mistake! HCSL policies, software and support have played a major part in these accomplishments. The HCSL software we use means we have easy access to information in real time.

I started working with Gillian of HCSL shortly after I took on the role of Facility Nurse Manager at Bethsaida Retirement Village six years ago. The facility was not using Healthcare Compliance Solutions policies at the time and perhaps this was reflected in the previous audit results.

Gillian is always responsive to emails and phone calls which is critical when timely advice is required.

The HCSL regular newsletters are interesting with relevant and up to date information on issues affecting aged care.

Gillian is a lovely person to deal with. She is thoughtful, professional, pragmatic and I have always found her to be keen to help, with practical advice on any issues that might arise in the management of a retirement facility.

I thoroughly recommend HCSL to all aged care facilities.

Tracy Holdaway (RN BN)

Facility Nurse Manager

Bethsaida Retirement Village

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Workshops for Managers in Aged Care

The New Zealand Aged Care Association Education Trust is planning the next series workshops with a focus on the revised Health and Disability Sector Standards 2021.

The standards will be mandated and implemented from February 2022.

There are significant changes to these standards and compliance will be a challenge for many facilities.

Gillian Robinson.

Our very own Gillian Robinson, Director Healthcare Compliance Ltd and Nursing Leadership Group member will be keynote presenter and will discuss how you can adjust policies and processes on your site to meet the new and revised standards.  Her presentation will also cover how you implement the necessary standards and what education staff will require to meet the standards. This will include governance and operational challenges.

Rhonda Sheriff, NZACA Clinical Advisor will present on Managing current staffing challenges that include staff shortages in ARC. With the borders closed, immigration challenges, pay anomalies and increasing workloads, now more than ever we are facing staffing difficulties in our sector. Let’s identify strategies that help mitigate risk in our sector and ensure safe care delivery to residents.  

Rhonda Sherrif
Rhonda Sherrif

The workshops are planned for the following dates:

Tauranga – Wednesday, 24 November 2021 – Cubro Head Office

Dunedin – Monday, 29 November 2021 – The Forsyth Barr Stadium

Christchurch – Tuesday, 30 November 2021 – Tait Technology Centre

Wellington – Monday, 6 December 2021 – Te Rauparaha Arena

                           CLICK HERE for more info.

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