Introduction
The 2018–19 Strategic Plan: Progressing Australian organ and tissue donation and transplantation to 2022 was developed in consultation with the DonateLife Network leadership team and state and territory health department representatives. Throughout 2018–19 this plan supported a collaborative and consistent approach to the delivery of organ and tissue donation services across Australia.
The work of the OTA and the DonateLife Network was managed according to this strategic plan which set out the key objectives, strategies and actions to be undertaken over the four years from 2018–19 to 2021–22 to support our purpose. This purpose is to save and improve the lives of more Australians through optimising potential organ and tissue donation for transplantation.
The four key objectives identified were to:
- optimise donation opportunities
- provide specialist support for families involved in the donation process
- increase registration and family discussion contributing to higher consent rates
- enhance systems to support donation and transplantation.
For each objective, a number of related strategies were identified, as shown in the table below.
Objectives and strategies 2018-19 to 2021-22
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Objective 1: Optimise donation opportunities |
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1.1 Optimise donation opportunities |
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1.2 Ensure that donation processes occur according to best practice |
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1.3 Increase the transplantation of organs from an expanded donor pool |
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1.4 Increase opportunities for living kidney donation through the Australian Paired Kidney Exchange Program |
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Objective 2: Provide specialist support for families involved in the donation process |
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2.1 Provide high-quality care for families throughout the donation experience |
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2.2 Acknowledge the generosity and gift of donation |
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Objective 3: Increase registration and family discussion contributing to higher consent rates |
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3.1 Increase community acceptance of donation |
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3.2 Increase registration on the Australian Organ Donor Register |
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3.3 Increase family discussion and knowledge of donation decisions |
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Objective 4: Enhance systems to support donation and transplantation |
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4.1 Use data to inform clinical best practice for donation and transplantation |
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4.2 Improve utilisation of retrieved organs |
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4.3 Enhance the safety of organ donation and transplantation |
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4.4 Improve the efficiency of donation and transplantation |
The strategic plan also identified five key areas of focus for 2018–19, as shown in the table below.
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Key areas of focus 2018-19 |
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Continue to evolve the clinical practice improvement program to ensure best donation practice. This includes enhancing the national education strategy to advance the capacity and capability of donation specialists and other clinical staff |
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Enhance the performance reporting framework for the donation and transplantation sector to inform best practice |
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Collaborate with states and territories to enhance the capacity and capability of the health system to support future growth and sustainability of donation and transplantation outcomes |
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Implement OrganMatch in partnership with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service |
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Increase community awareness and support for donation and provide more opportunities for online registration on the Australian Organ Donor Register through third-party platforms and partnerships |
The strategic plan identified the key performance measures against which progress was monitored and reported in 2018–19. Our performance against these measures is reported in the Annual performance statement.
The following section reports on the deliverables against the objectives and strategies in the 2018–19 Strategic Plan.
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https://www.transparency.gov.au/annual-reports/organ-and-tissue-authority/reporting-year/2018-2019-25