Elective Surgery Sample Clauses
Elective Surgery. Covered by plan in accordance with the Schedule of Benefits and must be pre-certified and approved by the plan.
Elective Surgery. Employees may be granted a sick leave for elective surgery. Requests for such leaves must have five (5) day prior approval from their immediate supervisor/principal and the superintendent or his/her designee.
Elective Surgery. Elective surgeries will be allowed during non-student contact days only.
Elective Surgery. Leaves of absence for elective surgery which can be deferred to a time other than during the school year shall not be granted.
Elective Surgery. Where surgery is considered to be elective and not medically necessary there is no entitlement to paid time off. This includes cosmetic surgery, which is concerned with the enhancement of appearance through surgical and medical techniques and procedures. Where time off is required, employees should use annual leave, Flexi/ TOIL or school closure periods (term time only staff). For cosmetic surgery that relates to a medical condition and is supported by a medical certificate, the usual sickness absence provisions apply. Please refer to the Sickness Absence Management Policy, this is available on the Intranet or from Human Resources.
Elective Surgery. Elective surgery should be scheduled during non- school duty months, however, if use of sick leave or ESST for purposes of elective surgery during the school year is necessary, it shall require a recommendation from a medical physician to be presented and approved by the principal 30 days prior to the proposed procedure
Elective Surgery. You will not lose your entitlement to claim that you are Disabled under this Policy because your Disability results from agreeing to voluntarily undergo medical treatment such as: ■ cosmetic or other elective surgery; or ■ undergoing surgery to transplant your body organs to the body of another person; unless you have the treatment or surgery within six months of the cover commencing or the date this Policy was last reinstated, in which case we will not pay a claim for the resulting Disability.
Elective Surgery. Backlog The LHN will work with the DHW to provide timely access to elective surgery and reduce the number of patients who are overdue for their procedure. During 2019-20 the LHN will work towards achieving: • 100% timely admissions for Category 1 (with zero overdues) • 97% timely admissions for Category 2 • 95% timely admissions for Category 3. This will be measured on a monthly basis, as well as the LHN’s treat in turn rate, as part of the performance assessment process. It is expected that there will be no more than 300 elective surgery overdue patients at any one time, statewide. Care Closer to Home The LHN will deploy strategies at a hospital-level, to ensure patients can access high quality services in a timely manner, as close to home as possible in line with the Clinical Service Capability Framework. The goal as a system is for 70% of low complexity activity (where possible) is to be received at a patient’s local hospital. Community Engagement The LHN will promote consultation with health consumers and community members to refine the LHN’s provision of local health services. Bowel Cancer Prevention The LHN will work towards achieving the optimal maximum time from referral to diagnosis and treatment of 120 days following a positive bowel cancer test result. Palliative Care The LHN will extend community outreach palliative care services to provide a 24-hour service, 7 days a week and contribute to the development and delivery of a new Palliative Care Services Plan. Permanent Renal Dialysis Unit in APY Lands The LHN is required to work closely with Western Desert Dialysis to ensure the model of care is patient centred and sustainable. Where required, the LHN will refer appropriate patients to the permanent unit in Pukatja where patients can receive renal dialysis closer to home. Country Cancer Services The LHN is to continue to support the specialist teams to double the chemotherapy delivered in regional South Australia. Rural Health Workforce Strategy The LHN is responsible for developing the Rural Health Workforce Strategy broad services plan and workforce plans, under the guidance of the Rural Health Workforce Strategy Steering Committee and implementing the recommended strategies from the approved Rural Health Workforce Strategy Plans, which will contain strategies: • To support recruitment retention and training of GP's, nurses and midwives, allied health, Aboriginal health workers, ambulance services and their volunteers. • To redesign workforce ...
Elective Surgery. Where surgery is considered to be elective and not medically necessary there is no entitlement to paid time off. This includes cosmetic surgery, which is concerned with the enhancement of appearance through surgical and medical techniques and procedures. In these situations, members of staff should use school holidays. For cosmetic surgery that relates to a medical condition and is supported by a medical certificate, the usual sickness absence provisions apply. Please refer to the School’s Sickness Absence Management Policy.
Elective Surgery. A surgical procedure that, even though medically necessary and prescribed by a physician, does not need to be performed immediately because no imminent risk to life, permanent damage of a vital organ or permanent impairment is present, and which therefore can be scheduled.