Safe Patient Care
Barwon Health provides the following to meet our reporting obligations under the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Act 2015.
Reporting period
For the period 1 September 2022 – 28 February 2023
Birthing suites
Occupied birth suites - 7
Nomination of mixed wards
New ratios to commence 1 July 2022
University Hospital Geelong
BAX6
Occupied beds = 28
Ratios required for specialties:
AM | PM | ND | |
|---|---|---|---|
ANUM |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Haematology |
1:3 |
1:3 |
1:5 |
Oncology |
1:4 |
1:4 |
1:8 |
Staffing baseline*
Expected bed occupancy** | AM | PM | ND | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ANUM |
1 | 1 | 1 | |
Haematology |
14 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Oncology |
14 |
ANU
Occupied beds = 18
Ratios required for specialties:
AM | PM | ND | |
|---|---|---|---|
ANUM |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Acute Stroke |
1:3 |
1:3 |
1:3 |
Non-acute Stroke/Neurology |
1:4 |
1:4 |
1:8 |
Staffing baseline*
Expected bed occupancy** | AM | PM | ND | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ANUM |
1 | 1 | 1 | |
Acute Stroke |
3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Non-acute Stroke/Neurology |
15 |
McKellar Rehabilitation Centre
North Wing
Occupied beds = 27
Ratios required for specialties:
AM | PM | ND | |
|---|---|---|---|
ANUM |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Palliative Care |
1:4 |
1:4 |
1:6 |
Stroke/Neuro Rehab |
1:5 |
1:5 |
1:10 |
Staffing baseline*
Expected bed occupancy** | AM | PM | ND | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ANUM |
1 | 1 | 1 | |
Palliative Care |
12 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
|
|
15 |
*calculated by dividing the average occupancy per day to the prescribed ratio for each specialty then rounding up as stipulated in the act.
**calculated based on the average occupancy per specialty per day.
Last Modified: Wednesday, 31 August 2022