HIMAA NSW Branch

Links to information of Interest

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CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS (PROFESSIONAL PARAMEDICAL STAFF) (STATE) AWARD - for private sector HIMs:

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The new NSW Health Job Vacancy Requirements Circular, setting out requirements for advertisements in relation to specifying required qualifications is now available and is linked (to the left).

The Circular makes specific reference that "Nursing qualifications.....are not, in future, to be specified for positions that are primarily responsible for supply/procurement or clinical information systems, or other positions which could be undertaken by a wider pool of applicants.".

Thus, this Circular ensures that positions relating to clinical information systems cannot be advertised in a manner, excluding HIMs from applying. A win for HIMs and common sense!

The Circular does not affect advertisements for positions for which the incumbent will be employed under the Public Hospital Medical Record Librarians Award (Medical Records Administrator or Medical Records Manager), which states that a Medical Record Librarian is "....a person who is employed in the industry of medical record librarianship in Public Hospitals who has qualifications acceptable to the New South Wales Association of Medical Records Librarians or such other qualifications deemed to be equivalent by the Health Administration Corporation.".

The new Circular can be found at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/fcsd/rmc/cib/circulars/2002/cir2002-38.pdf or by clicking on the link to the left.

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DoH Circular (2002/120) Salary levels for staff employed within the NSW public health sector [PDF Format]

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Public Hospitals Medical Records Librarians Award.

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DoH Circular (2003/10) Managing Sick Leave: Policy Guidelines and Leave Eligibility.

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NSW Health Collecting Patient Registration Information Training Program.

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CHIME web site.

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NSW Health Health Records and Information Manual for Community Health facilities.

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NSW Health Patient Matters Manual:

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The Records Management of Electronic Messages (E-mail) Policy and Guidelines (NSWDoH - Circular 2002/9)

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Charges for Health Records and Medical Reports (NSWDoH - Circular 2002/22).

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Proposed new Health Records and Privacy Information Bill - now available on DoH website.

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