The purpose of the Framework is to improve existing POE approaches by drawing on lessons learned from all jurisdictions and provide a starting point for jurisdictions that have not yet established formal POE processes.
The AHIA POE Framework includes the following key elements:
The Key Sustainability Guidance documents provide advice on the following three topics:
The purpose of these new resources is to support project and operations/management teams, for both new and existing health facilities. The guidance highlights key considerations and processes to enable the inclusion of electrification, electric vehicles, and climate adaptation in health infrastructure.
This new guideline has been developed through consultation with infection control, health infrastructure and engineering specialists, as well as clinical and operational experts, from across Australia and New Zealand.
The aim of the guideline is to ensure that future hospital developments support increased resilience of health systems in response to pandemics, as well as the prevention of transmission associated with acute respiratory infection (ARI) cases and surges outside of pandemics. The scope of the document includes:
The AHIA Asset Management Sub Group has developed a list of commonly used asset management and maintenance definitions with a view to establishing a common, cross-jurisdictional language. The challenge of applying this in every jurisdiction is acknowledged, particularly where the terminology interacts with jurisdictional financial or technical policies. The proposed definitions are intended to assist in the AHIA context and there is no requirement to adopt these definitions in members’ respective operations.