Angie Dobbrick, Executive Director, Caboolture, Kilcoy & Woodford Clinical Directorate
Here’s some great news!
At 7am tomorrow morning (Wednesday 17 August), Metro North Health will move to a Tier 2 response in our COVID-19 and Influenza Response Plan.
This is based on a continued reduction in active COVID-19 and influenza patients, as well as greatly reduced numbers of furloughed staff. Key differences under Tier 2 include resuming:
- Outpatient care (both in person and virtual)
- Category 1 elective surgery and Category 4 endoscopies (day surgery and 23-hour patients)
- Long waits in Categories 2, 3, 5 and 6.
- Meetings and education can resume but the preference remains strongly via virtual delivery, primarily Microsoft Teams.
PPE requirements will also step down tomorrow to moderate risk. In most clinical areas, this means staff can wear a flat surgical mask. There is no change to eyewear requirements.
However, P2/N95 masks and eyewear will still be required in:
- Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit
- Wards where COVID-19 patients are cohorted together
- Single rooms with COVID-19 positive patients (or close contact patients)
- For essential workers during the quarantine period.
For more details on Tier 2 requirements, visit the Metro North Extranet page.
Staff COVID-19 vaccination clinic this week
Book online to have your have a third or fourth COVID-19 vaccination dose at Caboolture Hospital this week (Pfizer only). Please bring your Medicare card.
Vaccinations will be given at the Education Centre Library:
- Tomorrow (Wednesday 17 August): 7.30am to 3pm
- Thursday (18 August): 8am to 5pm
- Friday (19 August): 7.30am to 3pm
Kilcoy and Woodford staff – please speak with NUMs Annette Tones and Ruth Aley respectively for your facility options.
Register your additional COVID-19 vaccination doses
Please register your additional COVID-19 vaccination doses. The process is the same as recording your first two doses.
Download your COVID digital certificate from your myGov account, go to the COVID-19 Vaccination Hub and follow the prompts.
Reminder: CKW All Staff Forum tomorrow morning (Wednesday 17 August)
Please join me for the CKW All Staff Forum from 10.30am tomorrow morning.
The forum will include an important update from CHRP Project Director Fiona Brewin Brown.
Click here to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams.
Take Care,
Angie.