Professional Accountability Report on Sydney Local Health District

This report focuses on professional accountability within the Sydney Local Health District (LHD). It begins by outlining the LHD's core values of openness, respect, collaboration, and empowerment, along with its strategic goals and vision of improving community health and well-being. The report then explores the LHD's research priorities, highlighting the roles of nurses and managers in advocating for patient care and identifying areas for improvement. Demographics of the LHD are analyzed, including age distribution, cultural makeup, and socio-economic factors. The report concludes with the author's interest in a nursing position at the LHD, citing the inclusive research environment and training opportunities for new graduates. The report is supported by references to relevant literature and provides a comprehensive overview of the LHD's operations and strategic focus.

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Question One
Sydney Local Health District is the local health hospital selected for this paper. The
significant values of the LHD are openness, respect, collaboration, and empowerment. The
strategic goals are that all the staff work hard to achieve excellence in the health facility as well
as ensure that all patients, visitors, carers, and families receive standard care (Sobolev, Guy,
Sheehan, Bohm, Beaupre, Morin, Sutherland, Dunbar, Griesdale, Jaglal and Kuramoto, 2017
p.16). Also, the vision statement of the LHD indicates “working together to improve the health
and wellbeing of our community”. The mission of the health facility is to meet the diverse
patients’ needs as well as develop the needs for the individuals in the society.
Question Two
In LHD, there are various research priorities especially that involve nurses, other
professionals, and managers. To start with, the research undertaken by nurses and managers
include advocating to allow and ensure patients receive appropriate healthcare services. Nurses
have opportunities to recognize the new research advancements that facilitate evidence-based
care (Watling, 2015 p.5). There are nursing networks and groups such as a Nordic network that
promote innovation and clinical research for the nurses. Generally, a nursing network inspires
the caregivers and keeps them active in conducting research. On the other hand, the managers
conduct a research that guides them to understand the areas of improvement based on their
current performance.
Question Three

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In evaluating the demographics of the LHD, it is clear it covers individuals at the median
age of about 40 years, children range from 0-14 years making 19.1%, while the elder people
about 65 years make 16.9% of the population (Sydney - Local health districts. (n.d.). The cultural
make-up covers 51.2% of the indigenous population, while 48.8% were males. In regards to the
geographical make-up, 30.5% accessed primary school facilities, 21.5% tertiary, and 23.7% high
school education. Based on the socio-economic make-up 116, 890 persons were employed where
61.4% was at full-time employment, 30.6 unemployed, and 3.5 not employed (Anderson, 2012
p.10). Finally, the map of the area shows that 63.8% lived in separate houses while 13.6% were
detached partially.
Question Four
I would like to apply for a position at the LHD as a nurse. I am interested as well as
focused to work in such a health facility where there is an inclusive research community for the
nurses. Also, the LHD offers a thorough training to new graduates hence they can receive
additional skills. For instance, it familiarizes new graduates with the community hence they can
easily recognize the patient’s needs. Moreover, the managers are constantly working with the
nurses to facilitate effectiveness and meet the needs of the society.

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Bibliography
Anderson, T., 2012. Sydney Local Health District.
Sobolev, B., Guy, P., Sheehan, K.J., Bohm, E., Beaupre, L., Morin, S.N., Sutherland, J.M.,
Dunbar, M., Griesdale, D., Jaglal, S. and Kuramoto, L., 2017. Hospital mortality after hip
fracture surgery in relation to length of stay by care delivery factors: A database
study. Medicine, 96(16).
Sydney - Local health districts. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/lhd/pages/sydlhd.aspx
Watling, T., 2015. Factors enabling and inhibiting facilitator development: lessons learned from
Essentials of Care in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District. International Practice
Development Journal, 5(2).