Planning/Functional Units

Functional Benchmarks

The following Functional Benchmarks are used to calculate the number of Functional Units from the number of services (throughput) anticipated in the Service Plan.

Where a cell is left blank, this indicates that this type of service/PU is generally not provided in a hospital of this level of complexity.

CODE / Planning/Functional Unit / Input / FUNCTIONAL BENCHMARK BY LEVEL OF HOSPITAL COMPLEXITY / Output /
Multi-Day / Same-Day /
6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 /
1 / INPATIENT
1.A / Ward Acute/Medical/Surgical / Seps pa. / 50 / 55 / 61 / 58 / 57 / 43 / No of Beds
1.B / Ward Sub Acute (Rehab + GEM) / Seps pa. / 16 / 11 / 14 / 200 / 200 / 200 / No of Beds
1.C / Paediatric / Seps pa. / 67 / 117 / 117 / 213 / 200 / 200 / No of Beds
1.D / Palliative Care - Stand Alone / 18 / 18 / 18 / No of Beds
1.E.1 / Renal Dialysis / Seps pa. / 593 / 593 / 593 / 296 / 296 / 296 / No of Recliners
1.E.2 / Other Day Medical / Seps pa. / 475 / 475 / 375 / 238 / 238 / 238 / No of Recliners
1.F / Psychiatric Acute Inpatient / Seps pa. / 18 / 18 / 23 / 213 / 213 / 213 / No of Beds
1.G / Psychogeriatric / Agreed Beds
1.H / Aged Residential / Agreed Beds
1.I / Awaiting Placement / Seps pa. / 11 / 11 / 11 / 8 / 8 / 8 / No of Beds
1.J / Cardio-Vascular Intervention Labs (Incl recovery area) / OoS pa. / 2176 / 2176 / 2176 / No of CVI Labs
1.K / High Dependency Unit (HDU) / 2.50% / 2.50% / 4.00% / No HDU Beds
1.L / Coronary Care Unit (CCU) / Occupied Hours p.a. / 6570 / 6570 / 6570 / No CCU Beds
1.M / Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Occupied Hours p.a. / 6570 / 6570 / 6570 / No ICU Beds
1.N / Intensive Care Unit/Coronary Care Unit (ICU/CCU) / Occupied Hours p.a. / 6570 / No ICU/HDU Beds
1.O.1 / Obstetrics Ward / Seps pa. / 63 / 83 / 83 / 213 / 213 / 213 / No of Beds
1.O.2 / Well-baby Nursery (Unqualified Neonates) / 3 / 3.5 / 3.5 / No of Cots
1.P.1 / Labour Delivery Recovery Postnatal (LDRP) / No Births p.a. / 300 / 300 / 300 / 250 / 250 / 250 / No of LDRP's
1.P.2 / Labour Delivery Recovery-Delivery Suite (LDR) / No Births p.a. / 300 / 300 / 300 / 250 / 250 / 250 / No of LDR's
1.Q / Neonatal Intensive Care Unit/Special Care Nursery (Qualified Neonates) / Seps pa. / 18 / 45 / 44 / No of Cots
1.R / Same Day Surgery Accommodation / Seps pa. / 375 / 375 / 375 / 276 / 276 / 276 / No of Recliners
1.S / Emergency Dept - Short Stay/Observation / Seps pa. / 548 / 548 / 548 / No of Observ. Beds
2 / ADMINISTRATION
2.A / General Administration / EFT
2.B / Medical Records / 2100 / 2100 / 2100 / 2100 / 2100 / 2100 / EFT & Total Bed Nos 3/M2
2.C / Pastoral Care / Total Bed Nos 3/M2
2.D / Medical Staff Facilities / Total Bed Nos 4/M2
3 / CLINICAL
3.A / Accident & Emergency - Cubicles / Attendances p.a. / 1100 / 1300 / 1300 / 1300 / 1300 / 1300 / Cubs - Resus x 10% & Treat x 90%.
3.B / Operating Theatres / Surgical Seps pa. / 1100 / 1300 / 1500 / 1500 / 2000 / 2000 / 1900 / 1900 / 1900 / 1900 / 2000 / 2000 / Operating Rooms
3.C / Endoscopy / Endoscopy Seps pa. / 2448 / 3264 / 3300 / 3300 / 3300 / 3300 / Proc Rooms
3.D / Sterile Supply / Total Bed Nos 2
3.E / Ambulatory Care / Total OoS pa. / 3264 / 3264 / 3264 / 3264 / 3264 / 3264 / Total No of Consult Rooms
3.E.1 / General Medical / OoS pa. / 3917 / 4896 / 4896 / Consult Rooms
3.E.2 / General Surgical / OoS pa. / 3917 / 4896 / 4896 / Consult Rooms
3.E.3 / Obstetrics / OoS pa. / 3917 / 4896 / 4896 / Consult Rooms
3.E.4 / Cardiology - Diagnostic Unit / OoS pa. / 3264 / 3917 / 3917 / Consult Rooms
3.E.5 / Dermatology / OoS pa. / 3917 / 3917 / 3917 / Consult Rooms
3.E.6 / Neonatology / OoS pa. / 3917 / 3917 / 3917 / Consult Rooms
3.E.7 / Neurosciences / OoS pa. / 3264 / 3264 / 3264 / Consult Rooms
3.E.8 / Nursing / OoS pa. / 3917 / 3917 / 3917 / Consult Rooms
3.E.9 / Oncology / OoS pa. / 3917 / 3917 / 3917 / Consult Rooms
3.E.10 / Opthamology / OoS pa. / 4896 / 6528 / 7344 / Consult Rooms
3.E.11 / Orthopaedics / OoS pa. / 3264 / 3917 / 4406 / Consult Rooms
3.E.12 / Paediatrics / OoS pa. / 4896 / 4896 / 4896 / Consult Rooms
3.E.13 / Psychiatry / OoS pa. / 2176 / 2448 / 2448 / Consult Rooms
3.E.14 / Respiratory / OoS pa. / 1920 / 1920 / 1920
3.F / Cook Fresh Kitchen / 2 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 / Total No Meals/Day
3.G / Cook-Chill Receiving Kitchen / 2 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 / Total No Meals/Day
3.H / Medical Imaging / Total OoS pa. / 2361 / 2361 / 2361 / 2361 / 2361 / 2361 / Total MI Rooms
3.H.1 / CT Scanning / OoS pa. / 16% / 16% / 16% / % of Total Rooms
3.H.2 / Flouroscopy / OoS pa. / 8% / 8% / 8% / % of Total Rooms
3.H.3 / General Xray / OoS pa. / 30% / 30% / 30% / % of Total Rooms
3.H.4 / Mammography / OoS pa. / 8% / 8% / 8% / % of Total Rooms
3.H.5 / Ultrasound / OoS pa. / 38% / 38% / 38% / % of Total Rooms
3.I / Nuclear Medicine (1 Gamma Camera) / OoS pa. / 3264 / 3264 / 3264 / Gamma Camera Rooms
3.J / Magnetic Resonance Imaging / OoS pa. / 1506 / 1506 / MRI Scan Rooms
3.K / Angiography (non Cardiac) / OoS pa. / Included in 1J
4 / DAY AREAS
4.A / All Therapy Services / Total OoS pa. / 2057 / 2057 / 2057 / 2057 / 2057 / 2057 / EFT
4.A.1 / Audiology / OoS pa. / 2880 / 2880 / 2880 / EFT
4.A.2 / Dietetics / OoS pa. / 2469 / 2469 / 2469 / EFT
4.A.3 / Occupational Therapist / OoS pa. / 1440 / 1440 / 1440 / EFT
4.A.4 / Orthotics / OoS pa. / 652.8 / 652.8 / 652.8 / EFT
4.A.5 / Physiotherapy / OoS pa. / 2469 / 2469 / 2469 / EFT
4.A.6 / Podiatry / OoS pa. / 2160 / 2160 / 2160 / EFT
4.A.7 / Speech Pathology/Therapy / OoS pa. / 1920 / 1920 / 1920 / EFT
4.A.8 / Social Work/Counselling Casework / OoS pa. / 1728 / 1728 / 1728 / EFT
4.A.9 / Other / OoS pa.
4.B / Rehabilitation Day Area / Total attendances p.a. / 408 / 408 / 408 / EFT
4.C / Community and/or Ambulatory Rehabilitation Centre / Total attendances p.a. / 408 / 408 / 408 / 408 / EFT
4.D / Pathology Stat Lab / Total Bed Nos 4/M2
4.E / Mortuary / Total Bed Nos 5/M2
4.F / Pharmacy / Total Bed Nos 4/M2
5 / EDUCATION & RESEARCH
5.A / Education Centre / % of Total GDA
5.B / Clinical Research / % of Total GDA
6 / CHILD CARE & COMMUNITY HEALTH
6.A / Community Health / OoS pa. / EFT
6.B / Child Care Centre / Registered Child Places / Places
7 / COMMERCIAL
7.A / Commercial / Total Bed Nos 1/M2
8 / GENERAL SUPPORT
8.A / Biomedical Engineering / Total Bed Nos 4/M2
8.B / Engineering / Total Bed Nos 3/M2
8.C / Environmental Services / Total Bed Nos 3/M2
8.D / Linen Services (Receiving Only) / Total Bed Nos 1/M2
8.E / Supply/Materials Management / Total Bed Nos 1/M2
8.F / Waste Management / Total Bed Nos 1/M2
8.G / Information Technology / Total Bed Nos 3/M2
8.H / Archive / Total Bed Nos 3/M2
8.I / Public/Staff Cafeteria / Total Bed Nos 1/M2
8.J / Staff Cafeteria / Total Bed Nos 1/M2
8.K / Main Entry/Public Amenities / Total Bed Nos 1/M2
8.L / Staff Amenities / Total Bed Nos 1/M2
8.N / Security / Total Bed Nos 1/M2
9 / PLANT & TRAVEL
9.A / Travel / % of Total GDA
9.B / Plant / % of Total GDA, including Travel
10 / DISCRETIONARY UNITS
10.A / Positron Emission Tomography (PET) / OoS pa. / PET Rooms
10.B / Radiotherapy / Courses pa. / 340 / 340 / 340 / Linac
10.C / Sleep Laboratories / Seps pa. / 225 / 225 / 225 / Rooms
10.D / Dental Clinic (Ambulatory Care) / OoS pa. / 3264 / 3917 / 3917 / 3917 / 3917 / 3917 / Chairs
10.E / Hydrotherapy Pool / OoS pa. / Pool
10.F / Ambulance Station / Bays
10.G / Cook-Chill Production Kitchen / Total Meals pa. / 2 / 2.5 / 2.1 / 2.1 / 2.1 / 2.1 / Total No Meals/Day
10.H / Carpark / 4.1 / 3.5 / 2.7 / 2.4 / 2 / 2 / Car Park Spaces
10.I / Academic Research / % of Total GDA