Angie Dobbrick, Executive Director Caboolture, Kilcoy & Woodford Clinical Directorate
Big shout out to everyone who worked yesterday’s public holiday, particularly our nursing and medical staff that did a significant amount of overtime to cover staff shortages. Your commitment to ensuring quality patient care is commendable. I’d also like to acknowledge the work of everyone who is involved in supporting our NUMS, Team Leaders and Medical Directors to ensure we are supporting departments with critical staffing shortages. Thank you!
- The CHO has released new visitor restriction guidelines for COVID-19 positive or close contact partners/support people that want to attend the birthing suite and COVID-19 positive or close contact mothers (and partners) wanting to visit their NICU/SCN baby. The guideline has been distributed to the MN Midwifery Network and will be made available to all staff working on the Maternity Ward.
- Testing Guidelines have been updated and will be distributed to all MNH staff with today’s Incident Controller message from Louise O’Riordan.
- MNH has confirmed that all non-urgent planned care to be postponed until the week after Monday, 31 January 2022. This will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.
- Working from home arrangements, where safe and productive, are being extended to 13/02.
- Fit testing continues to be a major focus and priority for all MN staff.
- The wellbeing, psychological safety and resilience of all CKW staff is essential. Please take the time to read the attached CKW Staff Wellbeing Update with information on the staff-wellbeing supports available to staff, including some great ideas around how you can support your colleagues.
- Our preparedness and response to the pandemic is working really well. We got this!
Stay calm, slow COVID, and plan for the weekend.
Today’s important updates and key information.
Please remember to print and display this information in areas where staff cannot easily access email.
Take care,
Angie Dobbrick
Executive Director