INQ252

Recommendations for this Inquiry

INQ-ref REC-UID CODE SubCode SrcNUM Recommendation
INQ252 REC252-2563 E - Agency Organisation 37 - Funding Recommendation 1

Western Australia Health should develop and agree with St John Ambulance a new funding model for emergency ambulance services focusing on standards, performance and allocation of risk
INQ252 REC252-2573 E - Agency Organisation 12 - EM agency and authority Recommendation 11

St John Ambulance should build on its regionalisation model and improve engagement with local services in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions
INQ252 REC252-2572 E - Agency Organisation 12 - EM agency and authority Recommendation 10

St John Ambulance should explore opportunities for extending the community paramedic model to other areas of identified need
INQ252 REC252-2571 A - Responsibility 38 - Agency/Department Reporting Recommendation 9

St John Ambulance should develop quantitative performance targets for community paramedics and report these to Western Australia Health
INQ252 REC252-2570 A - Responsibility 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review Recommendation 8

Western Australia Health should carry out targeted clinical audits in volunteer country sub-centres until longer term solutions are in place
INQ252 REC252-2570 A - Responsibility 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review Recommendation 8

Western Australia Health should carry out targeted clinical audits in volunteer country sub-centres until longer term solutions are in place
INQ252 REC252-2569 E - Agency Organisation 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform Recommendation 7

Western Australia Health should consider publishing information on St John Ambulance’s complaints processes to assist Western Australia Health staff.
INQ252 REC252-2568 E - Agency Organisation 12 - EM agency and authority Recommendation 6

Western Australia Health should develop criteria with St John Ambulance for the allocation of paramedics across the state
INQ252 REC252-2567 E - Agency Organisation 12 - EM agency and authority Recommendation 5

Western Australia Health should re-engage with St John Ambulance at a senior level to address strategic and complex issues including long term solutions to ramping
INQ252 REC252-2566 A - Responsibility 38 - Agency/Department Reporting Recommendation 4

Western Australia Health should require service providers to report more comprehensive performance data using additional cost and clinical indicators
INQ252 REC252-2565 A - Responsibility 38 - Agency/Department Reporting Recommendation 3

Western Australia Health should include in contracts minimum standards for emergency and secondary ambulance services and effective mechanisms to monitor these
INQ252 REC252-2564 E - Agency Organisation 37 - Funding Recommendation 2

Western Australia Health should collate and centrally monitor financial data including the cost to government of IHPT
INQ252 REC252-2574 E - Agency Organisation 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform Recommendation 12

St John Ambulance should ensure the positive gains in clinical governance achieved since the Inquiry become embedded throughout the whole organisation.