Tanya Beaumont, Acting Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer

Over the previous four weeks, we have seen a decreasing number of people attending and being admitted to our services with acute respiratory illnesses, especially influenza.

As a result, Metro North will make a planned transition to Tier 1 in our Acute Respiratory Illness Response Plan tomorrow, Thursday 10 August 2023.

All staff are encouraged to:

• continue to wear masks in clinical areas, in line with the PPE guidelines
• ensure flu and COVID vaccinations and annual fit testing are up to date
• maintain compliance with mandatory training programs
• stay home if you’re unwell and let us know if you’re off sick as soon as possible via the Smart Leave form on MyHR
• check with your line manager for any other requirements in your local workplace under your directorate Acute Respiratory Illness Response Subplan.

For more information, please see the Metro North Acute Respiratory Illness Response Plan.

Visitors will be continued to be encouraged to wear a mask, sanitise hands when coming and going, and stay away if they have respiratory illness symptoms. Masks and hand sanitiser will be provided at facility entrances.

Regards,

Tanya.