Appendix 17
Sample Terms of Reference - Regional Consultative Committee on Emergency nd Critical Care Services

Regional Consultative Committees on Emergency and Critical Care Services have been stablished in all rural regions. The terms of reference of these committees were adapted from the terms of reference of the Consultative Council on Emergency and Critical Care Services.

Terms of eference

To provide dvice to the Regional Director, Department of Human Services, on issues elating to the provision, distribution and standard of emergency and critical care services within the region.

The committees should consider regional issues relating to the reception, treatment and continuity of care of patients requiring time-critical trauma, emergency medical and critical care services.

1. Emergency and critical care services:

a) To promote the coordination of services

b) To provide information, advice and recommendations concerning:

i) he development of plans, policies and standards for emergency and critical care services,

ii) ffective management of patients throughout the services,
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ii) rationalisation, istribution and development of services to reflect current health eeds and distribution of the population.

2. Services for the transport, reception and treatment of critically ill and injured patients:

a) To promote the development of and monitor relevant policies and procedures for patient management, and

b)To enable providers of emergency and critical care services to contribute to policy formulation.

3. To monitor he provision of emergency and critical care services within the region nd, where applicable, identify areas of concern, notify these to the Department and advise on appropriate steps to resolve them.

4. To monitor he provision of education and training in critical care and emergency management to medical, nursing, ambulance, paramedical and emergency services staff throughout the region, and to disseminate information regarding standards, policies, procedures and protocols to relevant hospitals, organisations nd individuals, as appropriate.

5. To ensure coordination of planning for emergency and critical care services with ther local planning arrangements for health care services.

6. To advise he Regional Director on matters referred to the committee.

7. To meet t least four times a year.

8. To review he appropriateness of these terms of reference at least every two years.

9. To review he membership at least every two years or as the need arises.

10. To establish working groups on specific matters as necessary and to co-opt people with specific nterest to assist the committee to achieve the terms of reference.