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Rec-ID | Code | Recommendation |
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REC297-1266 | 8 - Communications and warnings | That Government supports the anticipated SES State Flood Warning proposals aimed at improving public warnings and communication, and that the proposed warning system is consistent with the National Frameworks. |
REC297-1256 | 9 - Community education | That SES and Tasmania Fire Service share resources and align their community education programs and adopt an all-hazards approach to awareness. |
REC297-1251 | 9 - Community education | That all councils include an easily identifiable website link for the public to locate their Municipal Emergency Management Plan and community safety information. |
REC297-1267 | 8 - Communications and warnings | That emergency management authorities react with heightened awareness and action when BoM issues flood watches and related warnings. |
Rec-ID | Code | Recommendation |
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REC286-2022 | 12 - EM agency and authority | Increase SES Capability and Capacity to respond to flood event. |
REC286-2074 | 8 - Communications and warnings | Continue the enhancement of forecast and warning services. |
REC286-1446 | 9 - Community education | Introduce child-centred household level disaster risk reduction strategies in school programs. |
REC286-2018 | 12 - EM agency and authority | Review flood response sustainment capacity of organisations. |
REC286-2035 | 9 - Community education | Include heatwave in existing preparedness programs. |
REC286-1440 | 9 - Community education | Expand the existing Fire Ready Schools Program with enhanced support and incorporate other sites used by vulnerable groups. |
REC286-2088 | 9 - Community education | Develop a community education strategy for when to call 000, 131 444, and 132 500. |
REC286-1476 | 9 - Community education | Develop and implement a targeted community flood awareness program. |
REC286-2034 | 9 - Community education | Improve community educational information. |
REC286-1439 | 9 - Community education | Continue the Community Bushfire Protection Program with a renewed focus on vulnerable groups. |
REC286-2085 | 9 - Community education | Up-skill isolated communities in emergency PPRR skills. |
REC286-1475 | 8 - Communications and warnings | Integrate existing capabilities into a Total Flood Warning System. |
REC286-2028 | 8 - Communications and warnings | Review community information and warning systems to ensure they cater for heatwave messages |
REC286-1437 | 9 - Community education | Continue the Bushfire Ready Neighbourhoods Program. |
REC286-2083 | 9 - Community education | Enhance the community development program. |
REC286-1466 | 9 - Community education | Develop and deliver earthquake hazard awareness products. |
REC286-2027 | 8 - Communications and warnings | Develop arrangements to identify and communicate with people vulnerable to heat stress |
REC286-2075 | 9 - Community education | Develop and implement a community storm safe awareness program. |
REC286-1449 | 9 - Community education | Develop coastal inundation education materials that meet the needs of exposed communities. |
Rec-ID | Code | Recommendation |
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REC285-2517 | 38 - Agency/Department Reporting | The report recommends that Ambulance Tasmania collects data to allow regular and meaningful comparison of clinical outcomes at the regional level, to better allocate resources and to rapidly identify problems. |
REC285-2525 | 38 - Agency/Department Reporting | The report recommends that Ambulance Tasmania outline what KPIs are measured and provide targets or benchmarks to define what is good or poor performance. |
REC285-2522 | 12 - EM agency and authority | The report recommends that Ambulance Tasmania reinforce the requirement to record factors contributing to response time outliers and the remedial action undertaken to address the contributing factors. |
REC285-2519 | 12 - EM agency and authority | The report recommends that Ambulance Tasmania develop strategies to improve response times to those of other jurisdictions and undertake cost benefit analysis of those strategies before deciding on implementation. |
REC285-2518 | 38 - Agency/Department Reporting | The report recommends that regional summary reports of clinical reviews be standardised to facilitate review and comparison across regions. |
Rec-ID | Code | Recommendation |
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REC245-2591 | 17 - Assets and technology | That until the outcome of the Whole of Government project is complete (and interoperability is achieved), emergency services should investigate and implement methods for further improving interoperability. |
REC245-2590 | 12 - EM agency and authority | That: |
REC245-2597 | 17 - Assets and technology | That the project team become independent from any of the entities involved in the Whole of Government network. |
REC245-2595 | 17 - Assets and technology | That stakeholders involved with the Whole of Government radio project re-engage positively to ensure a solution to the current impasse is achieved in the best interests of the stakeholders and the State as a whole. |
REC245-2594 | 17 - Assets and technology | That the network managers produce business cases for all major upgrades. |
REC245-2593 | 17 - Assets and technology | That network managers develop and document strategic plans for the management of their radio networks. |
Rec-ID | Code | Recommendation |
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REC166-3003 | 12 - EM agency and authority | That the Tasmania Fire Service provide additional training in power disconnection and improvements in communication between Tasmania Fire Service and Aurora: |
REC166-3004 | 17 - Assets and technology | That the Tasmania Fire Service consider improvements in radio units installed in breathing apparatus: |
Rec-ID | Code | Recommendation |
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REC159-3047 | 38 - Agency/Department Reporting | ACTAS should develop a comprehensive performance management framework that includes key performance indicators and targets aligned to its service delivery activities, to help inform management and stakeholders of its performance. |
REC159-3054 | 12 - EM agency and authority | ACTAS should improve systems to manage its non-emergency transport services, provide training and guidance to staff on use of these systems, and implement a quality assurance process. |
REC159-3046 | 12 - EM agency and authority | ACT Ambulance Service (ACTAS) should revise its Business Plan to address key priorities and activities for each key service delivery function. This would include clearer expected outputs to be delivered annually and their prioritisation. |
REC159-3052 | 12 - EM agency and authority | ACTAS should develop and implement as a matter of priority, appropriate strategies to address declining response times. |
REC159-3050 | 38 - Agency/Department Reporting | ACTAS should log all emergency calls on CAD to document non-ambulance dispatch decisions, and to provide more complete data on demand. |
REC159-3062 | 38 - Agency/Department Reporting | ACTAS should develop a set of standards to measure and monitor patient satisfaction, so that improvements to the service can be made, based on patient satisfaction information. |
REC159-3049 | 12 - EM agency and authority | ACTAS should enhance its approach to demand modelling in order to better guide current and future ambulance resourcing by: |
REC159-3059 | 38 - Agency/Department Reporting | ACTAS should establish a clinical information database that: |
REC159-3048 | 12 - EM agency and authority | ACTAS should enhance its approach to risk management by: |
REC159-3055 | 38 - Agency/Department Reporting | ACTAS should implement systems to enable the accurate collection and measurement of non-emergency ambulance service bookings to facilitate monitoring of performance and the provision of accurate advice to Government. |
Rec-ID | Code | Recommendation |
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REC144-3398 | 9 - Community education | The Committee recommends that the Emergency Services Agency update its website to accommodate, at a minimum, a publications menu item and a search function. |
REC144-3397 | 9 - Community education | The Committee recommends that the ACT Government investigate the Victorian Community Fireguard model with a view to implementing a similar scheme in the ACT to enhance community preparedness for and ability to respond to bushfire emergencies. |
REC144-3396 | 9 - Community education | The Committee recommends that information in relation to proposed fuel load activity and controlled burning should be disseminated to the community and in an accessible format. |
REC144-3400 | 12 - EM agency and authority | The Committee recommends that each element of the Emergency Services Agency publish organisation charts showing names, positions and contact details on the individual webpages. |
REC144-3399 | 9 - Community education | The Committee recommends that the Emergency Services Agency post all its publications, which are not internal working documents or otherwise confidential, on its website. |
Rec-ID | Code | Recommendation |
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REC140-3566 | 12 - EM agency and authority | Launceston General and Burnie Hospital’s Emergency Departments require sufficient equipment, monitors and human resources to provide occasional safe local retrieval in their region. |
REC140-3560 | 17 - Assets and technology | RHH requires a helipad. Plans to rebuild RHH must include a helipad at its earliest stage of conception. |
REC140-3565 | 17 - Assets and technology | The TMRS medical equipment inventory requires an overhaul. The TMRS medical equipment should be located with the TMRS team. |
REC140-3574 | 38 - Agency/Department Reporting | Formation of a subcommittee of the DHHS Tasmanian Medical Retrieval Services Committee to identify risk exposures, system problems and potential solutions. The subcommittee should review data, problem cases, system issues and generate a risk register. Meetings should occur at least quarterly. |
REC140-3559 | 17 - Assets and technology | A service level agreement is negotiated with the Police department that will cover access, tasking, price, equipment and staffing. This will enable a more strategic use of the helicopter. |
REC140-3564 | 17 - Assets and technology | The medical equipment used in retrieval and air ambulance duties undertaken by helicopter and fixed wing must be standardised. |
REC140-3571 | 12 - EM agency and authority | A senior, experienced, clinically trained ambulance officer to be based in TAS Communications in Hobart for at least 14 hours a day. |
REC140-3557 | 12 - EM agency and authority | Royal Flying Doctor Service fixed wing to remain in Launceston for the duration of the current contract. |
REC140-3563 | 17 - Assets and technology | An additional secure emergency oxygen supply source to be located in the BK 117 helicopter. An internal supply is preferred. |
REC140-3570 | 12 - EM agency and authority | The fragmentation and duplication of fixed wing and helicopter clinical coordination should be eliminated through centralisation to TAS Communications. |
REC140-3556 | 17 - Assets and technology | The use of hospital transport vehicles to support retrieval operations be investigated. |
REC140-3562 | 12 - EM agency and authority | A rapidly responsive helicopter and road retrieval capability to be developed out of RHH. |
REC140-3569 | 12 - EM agency and authority | A senior Tasmanian NETS representative be confirmed on the Tasmanian Medical Retrieval Services Committee. |
REC140-3561 | 17 - Assets and technology | Development of a helipad at Mersey Hospital. |