Acute Respiratory Illness Response Plans
Current Acute Respiratory Response Tier
Appendix 3: Recommended PPE Escalation for ARI according to Tier Response
These documents are actively under review.
The Tier level was last updated on 21 January 2025.
Custodian
Performance and Planning, Metro North Office of Nursing and Midwifery
Email: MN_NM_PerformanceandPlanning@health.qld.gov.au
Executive Lead
Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer
Oversight for operationalisation
Chief Operating Officer
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Acute Respiratory Illness Response Plan
This is a living document and will be updated to reflect iterative changes as policy and guidelines are developed in response to the dynamic acute respiratory Illness (ARI), which includes COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) environment.
Version 1.3

Appendix 3: Recommended PPE Escalation
for ARI according to Tier Response
Current as at:
13 May 2025
Additional information (requires permission)
- MNHHS Seasonal Surveillance – Power BI
- Main – MNH ARI Admitted (Virtual and Bedded) Patients – Power BI
- Summary – MNH Staff Absence – Power BI
- Respiratory Viruses – Power BI
QLD Weekly reports
- Queensland Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance Report Reporting Period: 2025
- Australian Respiratory Surveillance Reports – 2025 | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
Resources
Directorate Response Sub Plans
- The Prince Charles Hospital
- Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
- Redcliffe Hospital
- Caboolture, Kilcoy and Woodford Directorate
- Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS)
- Community and Oral Health Directorate
- Mental Health Directorate
Virtual Ward
Inpatient Accommodation Mapping