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ACI - Agency for Clinical Innovation

The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) works with clinicians, consumers and managers to design and promote better healthcare for NSW.

The ACI’s Clinical Networks, Taskforces and Institutes provide a unique forum for people to collaborate across the NSW health system. By bringing together leaders from primary, community and acute care settings, the ACI promotes an integrated health system.

A priority for the ACI is identifying unwarranted variation in clinical practice and working in partnership with healthcare providers to develop mechanisms to improve clinical practice and patient care.

Vision and mission

To create the future of healthcare, and healthier futures for the people of NSW.

To be the lead agency for innovation in clinical care, bringing patients, clinicians and managers together to support innovation, design and implementation.

How the Agency for Clinical Innovation can help

The ACI works with clinicians, consumers and managers to design and promote better healthcare for NSW. It does this by providing the following services:

  • Service redesign and evaluation
  • Specialist advice on healthcare innovation
  • Initiatives including guidelines and models of care
  • Implementation support
  • Knowledge sharing
  • Continuous capability building

The ACI’s Clinical Networks, Taskforces and Institutes provide a unique forum for people to collaborate across clinical specialties, and regional and service boundaries to develop successful healthcare innovations.

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Last reviewed: February 2023

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How the Transition Care Service can help | Agency for Clinical Innovation

Practical help for young people transitioning to adult health services.

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Shared decision making

Shared decision making is about Aboriginal people connecting with health workers in a holistic and meaningful way where mob feel safe and trusted to make informed decisions based on their values and beliefs. The process helps mob and health workers to make health decisions together.

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PRM resources for clinicians and patients | Agency for Clinical Innovation

The PRMs program has developed a series of resources for health professionals and consumers

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Allied health professionals and you

This booklet talks about how people with dementia and their families and carers can improve their lives by talking to allied health professionals.

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Home enteral nutrition: for individuals and their carers | Agency for Clinical Innovation

Resources to help patients and their carers understand parenteral nutrition and how it may affect them.

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Nutrition Standards | Agency for Clinical Innovation

Detailed guidelines for dietitians and food service providers to facilitate the development of menus for patients, especially those with higher or special nutritional needs. Therapeutic diets.

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Lumbar puncture fact sheet | Emergency Care Institute

A lumbar puncture, sometimes called a spinal tap, is a procedure where a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is taken for testing.

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Altitude sickness | Clinical tool | Emergency Care Institute

Manage patients with altitude sickness in the emergency department.

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Shared decision making | Consumer Enablement Guide

Shared decision making is a process where the clinician and consumer (and their family, partner or carer) make health decisions together.

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