{"id":11041,"date":"2022-11-03T06:44:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T20:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/?p=11041"},"modified":"2022-11-03T07:14:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T21:14:14","slug":"ed-stars-20221102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-stars-20221102","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Helen

Helen Boocock, Executive Director, STARS<\/p><\/div>\n

The lifting of the Public Health Emergency on 31 October 2022 means there are a number of changes to our COVID-19 response. The changes are summarised below:<\/h4>\n

Wearing of masks<\/h2>\n

The major change is that it’s\u00a0no longer mandatory to wear a surgical mask in a healthcare facility at all times<\/strong>. Staff and visitors, however, are strongly encouraged<\/em> and supported to wear a mask within Metro North hospitals\u2013 particularly when providing care to, working with, supporting or visiting vulnerable persons (e.g. persons over 70 years of age, Aboriginal and\/or Torres Strait Islander individuals over the age of 50 who have an existing health condition or comorbidities or immunocompromised persons).<\/p>\n

Staff will continue to wear masks in accordance with the Standard Precautions Procedure<\/a>. This means that a P2\/N95 mask is required when working with persons who are suspected to have or have been diagnosed with COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Masks will continue to be made available for use by staff or visitors at key entrances\/care points.<\/p>\n

Hospital staff, students and\/or contractors who are COVID-19 positive<\/h2>\n

Hospital staff, students and\/or contractors who are COVID-19 positive are NOT<\/strong> to enter a Metro North Hospital for 7 days following their positive test result. This includes buildings or workplaces where any patients of our service attend or are located.<\/p>\n

Staff who are household contacts<\/h2>\n

There is no requirement for staff who are household contacts to be subject to specific exclusion from the workplace. Household contacts of a confirmed COVID-19 case should be vigilant for symptoms of COVID-19 and attend to testing should they develop any symptoms of COVID-19 within 7-10 days of exposure. In addition, it is recommended that these staff test themselves with a RAT immediately and then every 2 days until 5 days after exposure.<\/p>\n

These staff will need to wear a mask at the hospital for 5 days (starting from when the COVID positive person in their household tested positive).<\/p>\n

COVID positive visitors<\/h2>\n

Visitors who are COVID-19 positive are requested NOT<\/strong> to enter a Metro North Hospital for 7 days following their positive test result. If an exemption is required, a visitor who is COVID-19 positive should notify the relevant clinical area to arrange a COVID safe visit utilising PPE.<\/p>\n

For more information about these changes, refer to Dr Rushbrook\u2019s memo<\/a>. If you have any questions about the changes, or how they will impact your work or area, please talk to your NUM or line manager.<\/p>\n

Helen Boocock
\nExecutive Director\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This coming Wednesday 2 November, Metro North Health’s Chief Executive, Jackie Hanson and Chief Operating Officer, Jane Hancock will be holding a Listening Post at STARS on Level 3 in the public realm, from 1.30pm-2.45pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":11045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[160,167],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facility-messages","category-ed-stars"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMessage from the Executive Director - Staff Extranet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Message from the Executive Director - Staff Extranet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This coming Wednesday 2 November, Metro North Health's Chief Executive, Jackie Hanson and Chief Operating Officer, Jane Hancock will be holding a Listening Post at STARS on Level 3 in the public realm, from 1.30pm-2.45pm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-stars-20221102\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Staff Extranet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-11-02T20:44:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-11-02T21:14:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/boocock.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-stars-20221102\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-stars-20221102\",\"name\":\"Message from the Executive Director - 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