Safe Patient Care Act
Timboon and District Healthcare Service is pleased to confirm our compliance with the Safe Patient Care Act (2015) and the 2018 amendments to the Act which provide for nursing & midwifery staffing levels in our wards and departments.
Under the Act, we are obliged to publish the details of wards that have varied staffing levels due to the patient types we allocate to these wards.
If you would like to know more about the Safe Patient Care Act please visit www2.health.vic.gov.au/health-workforce/nursing-and-midwifery/safe-patient-care-act.
A copy of the legislation is available on the Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents website www.legislation.vic.gov.au.
At TDHS Inpatient Services are provided via a mixed ward incorporating the acute and aged care services. (Last updated 01/02/2026)
| Name of mixed ward: | Inpatient Services |
|---|---|
| The total number of occupied beds: | 14 |
| Expected number of occupied beds in ACUTE: | 10 |
| Expected number of occupied beds in AGED: | 4 |
*TDHS has one flexible Transition Care Program (TCP) bed that is included within the acute bed numbers.
Our mixed ward is staffed according to the following ratios under a level 4 hospital. (Last updated 01/02/2026)
| ACUTE: | AGED: |
|---|---|
| Morning Shift: 1 nurse to 6 patients, 1 nurse in charge | Morning Shift: 1 nurse to 7 residents, 1 nurse in charge |
| Afternoon Shift: 1 nurse to 7 patients, 1 nurse in charge | Afternoon Shift: 1 nurse to 8 residents, 1 nurse in charge |
| Night Shift: 1 nurse to 10 patients | Night Shift: 1 nurse to 15 residents |