Subacute care guidelines, policy and reporting

The subacute care sector of the WA Health system has undergone significant changes in recent years. The following resources may assist health professionals in the sector to navigate new policies, guidelines and reporting requirements that govern working practices.

Policy

• WA Subacute Care Plan 2009-2013 (PDF 684KB) | (Word 1.3MB)

Guidelines

• WA Day Therapy Unit Service Delivery Guidelines 2013 (PDF 2.26 MB)
• WA Day Therapy Unit Interdisciplinary Screen Form (Word 262 KB)
• WA Day Therapy Unit Nursing Assessment Form (Word 166 KB)
• WA Day Therapy Unit Referral Form (Word 99 KB)
• Security of Tenure for Residents of Aged Care Facilities (PDF 191KB)
• Transition Care for the Older Person (PDF 718KB)
• WA Health Day Therapy Unit Service Delivery Guidelines 2014 (PDF 211KB)

Reporting

The changes in the subacute care sector have been driven by agreements at a national level to improve access to subacute care services through funding provided in the two National Partnership Agreements (NPAs).

The Subacute Care Progress Synopsis (Word 1.25MB) is a summary designed to give readers a system wide overview of the recent development of subacute care in WA.

Reporting templates

As part of the funding requirement, health services are required to provide regular financial and activity reports to the Department of Health.

The following reporting templates were developed to help meet National Partnership Agreements (NPA) reporting requirements.

NPA Improving Public Hospital Services - Schedule E

• Subacute Care Progress Non-admitted Reporting Template (Word 108 KB)

NPA Improving Public Hospital Services - Schedule E

• Subacute Care Progress Admitted Reporting Template (Word 111KB)

Resources

• MP 0164/21 - Patient Activity Data

More information

Aged Care Programs and Planning Team
Postal address: PO Box 8172, Perth Business Centre, Perth WA 6849, Australia
Phone: 9222 4074