{"id":2006,"date":"2020-04-04T10:37:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T00:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/?p=2006"},"modified":"2020-04-24T11:15:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T01:15:48","slug":"20200403","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/covid-ce\/20200403","title":{"rendered":"3 April 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

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03 April 2020 \u2013 COVID-19 (coronavirus)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n

As I say every week, I am extremely proud of the work being undertaken throughout Metro North to respond to COVID-19, not only this past week, but since we first stood up in late January. Your commitment to our community is commendable and I\u2019m seeing our values being put into action every day. It is in my and the health services\u2019 sincerest interest that you are looking after yourself and your families physical and mental wellbeing.<\/p>\n

3D Printing Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week we put a challenge out to our community to increase our PPE. Thousands of people have responded and are on the case 3D printing 3000 face shield frames in the next three weeks.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re coordinating the campaign through the Herston Biofabrication Institute. I\u2019m excited to see what else we can achieve through people power and thinking outside the box. If you\u2019re a 3D printing enthusiast and want to join the campaign, you can find the specs here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

PPE Clinical Advisory Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have been making reference to the peak group who provide advice on PPE directly to the CE this week and have outlined below the membership. This group will be the final decision making authority on our standards for the health service and be responsible for making recommendation on when the different stages should be enacted.<\/p>\n