{"id":5361,"date":"2021-08-03T10:29:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T00:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/?p=5361"},"modified":"2021-08-03T10:29:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T00:29:27","slug":"02-aug-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/covid-ic\/02-aug-2021","title":{"rendered":"02 August 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2 August 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear colleagues,<\/p>\n

This morning the Deputy Premier and Chief Health Officer announced that the current hard lockdown will be extended until 4pm Sunday 8 August.<\/p>\n

Staff working from\u00a0home\u00a0or can\u2019t attend work<\/strong><\/p>\n

Where possible, staff who are not in clinical or clinical support roles who can\u00a0conduct their work from home safely and effectively will be supported to do so. However, all staff should make themselves available if needed for reassignment to an area in need of support, such as concierge. All work from home requests must be approved by your Executive Director.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0cluster related to\u00a0Indooroopilly\u00a0State High School\u00a0continues to grow, and there are now thousands of people in quarantine and isolation. This includes a significant number of Metro North staff. If you are\u00a0rostered for clinical duties but\u00a0affected by the\u00a0current quarantine or isolation requirements, please communicate with your line manager immediately\u00a0so rosters can be adjusted.<\/p>\n

Non clinical shifts<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the period of the Brisbane lockdown, until 4pm Sunday 8 August, and whilst we have significant numbers of furloughed staff, Senior Medical Officers are to divert from rostered clinical support time to essential clinical services.\u202fAll diversion activities should be determined by the Clinical Director with the key priority to ensure continuity of operational service, and in particular urgent care through this time of COVID-19 response.<\/p>\n

Non urgent activity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Due to the number of staff affected, non urgent outpatient\u00a0appointments\u00a0and elective surgeries and procedures\u00a0are being postponed\u00a0in HHSs\u00a0across the 11\u00a0restricted\u00a0local government areas.\u00a0This is in place until 4pm Monday 9 August at this stage.\u00a0Where possible, appointments\u00a0should be\u00a0transferred to virtual, including rural and remote outreach services.<\/p>\n

Safe return to work\u00a0for staff affected by current cluster<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0requirements for\u00a0staff\u00a0with children attending the schools associated with the current cluster\u00a0have been updated.\u00a0\u00a0Only critical essential workers <\/em><\/strong>can\u00a0return to work under these\u00a0conditions.<\/p>\n

Your\u00a0Clinical\u00a0Director will determine who is considered critical essential staff, depending on\u00a0availability of other\u00a0staff.<\/p>\n

\"School<\/p>\n

All staff should check the\u00a0Queensland Health contact tracing website<\/a>\u00a0every day\u00a0for updated exposure sites. If you have any symptoms at all, no matter how mild, please get tested and stay home. It is more important than ever to keep up our physical distancing, hand washing or sanitising,\u00a0check in\u00a0using the QR codes\u00a0as you\u00a0move around your facility,\u00a0and use\u00a0PPE appropriate to your\u00a0situation.<\/p>\n

If you have not yet had your first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, please register to get vaccinated as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

Metro North remains at\u00a0Tier 1<\/a>\u00a0of our COVID response plan and\u00a0moderate risk PPE<\/a> with the addition of fever clinic staff and emergency department triage staff wearing N95 masks.<\/p>\n

Thank you to everyone who worked over the weekend and to\u00a0all\u00a0staff who have volunteered to\u00a0assist with concierge and fever clinics.<\/p>\n

Regards,<\/p>\n

Louise O’Riordan\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nMetro North Incident Controller<\/p>\n

Metro North HHS \u2013 overview of cases*<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
HHS<\/strong><\/td>\nPatients being managed by HHS<\/strong><\/td>\nFEVER Clinics<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total In-patients<\/strong><\/td>\nVirtual Ward \/ HITH \/ or similar<\/strong><\/td>\nDeaths<\/strong><\/p>\n

**<\/strong><\/td>\n

Total cases managed by HHS (including recovered)<\/strong><\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/td>\n

#<\/strong><\/p>\n

of clinics<\/strong><\/td>\n

Presentations<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nICU Pts<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ICU-NOT Ventilated<\/strong><\/td>\nICU-Ventilated<\/strong><\/td>\nYesterday<\/strong><\/td>\nTOTAL^<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MN TOTAL<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n275<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1,586<\/td>\n218,150<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*As at\u202f2<\/em>\/08\/2021\u202fat\u202f1000<\/em><\/p>\n

**Metro North Health has four recorded deaths (one person a return\u202ftraveller\u202finto NSW, who passed away in NSW)\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/em><\/p>\n

*** These numbers reflect the cases being managed by Metro North Health.\u202f<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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