Message from the Metro North Health Incident Controller – COVID-19 & Influenza update 422 | 14/07/2022

Dear colleagues,

• Current situation
• Isolation
• Metro North Interpreter Service
• S4/HANA

Current situation

We currently have 827 active cases of COVID in our care, including 154 inpatients.

Today there are also 672 staff away from work due to either being COVID positive or requiring isolation due to being a close contact. We also have 8 inpatients with influenza.

Isolation

Following the updated reinfection and isolation advice from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC), Queensland Health has a useful guide on how to isolate at home.

The updated AHPPC advice now says that someone who tests positive to COVID more than 28 days after a previous infection must isolate again. This has been reduced from 12 weeks.

Rapid Antigen Test kits should be available to all staff. Please ask your line manager if you do not know how to access one.

Metro North Interpreter Service

Metro North Health Interpreter Services continues to experience a temporary service disruption. To book interpreters during this time please call 3115 6999 (not 3624 1257). When calling please have your area cost centre ready as this is used to track bookings. If you are unaware of your cost centre please ask your supervisor.

Please note, you may experience delays in reaching booking officers and obtaining booking details. We anticipate the situation will be resolved by close of business Friday 15 July.

S4/HANA

The S4/HANA issue has been resolved.

Useful resources:

• You can find a COVID vaccine provider using the Department of Health COVID Vaccine Clinic Finder website.
• There are a range of PCR testing providers listed on the Queensland Government website.
• People with respiratory symptoms can make an appointment (often same day) through GP Respiratory Clinics.

Regards,

Mark Butterworth
Metro North Health Incident Controller