{"id":4305,"date":"2022-01-24T15:57:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T05:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=4305"},"modified":"2022-01-24T15:57:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T05:57:03","slug":"ed-tpch-20220124","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/facility-messages\/2022\/01\/ed-tpch-20220124","title":{"rendered":"Message from TPCH Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1137\" height=\"350\" title=\"tpch-banner\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/01\/tpch-banner.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3991 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/01\/tpch-banner-200x62.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/01\/tpch-banner-400x123.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/01\/tpch-banner-600x185.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/01\/tpch-banner-800x246.jpg 800w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/01\/tpch-banner.jpg 1137w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1137px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1137px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1137\/350;\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div id=\"attachment_4086\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4086\" class=\"wp-image-4086 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/01\/photinos-tami-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tami Photinos\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/01\/photinos-tami-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/01\/photinos-tami-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/01\/photinos-tami.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tami Photinos, Executive Director The Prince Charles Hospital<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Fit testing is currently one of the highest priorities for our hospital. This week, we need to work together to ensure that <u>all<\/u> TPCH staff working in high risk areas are fit tested by Friday 28 January.<\/h4>\n<p>Managers and team leaders of high-risk areas with staff who have not been fit tested yet, are asked to promptly make the necessary arrangements for these staff to be fit tested. See details below.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Priority staff<\/strong> &#8211; TPCH Fit Testers are continuing to work though high priority staff which include:\n<ul>\n<li>staff working in high risk areas<\/li>\n<li>new starters and staff who have not been fit tested<\/li>\n<li>staff who have been fit tested to a single mask that may be in short supply (Proshield).<br \/>\nAll other masks are in supply and are being monitored for surety and availability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hours<\/strong> &#8211; To support as many TPCH staff as possible to get fit tested, TPCH\u2019s fit testing service will offer an extended service dependent on Fit Tester availability.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How to book your fit test<\/strong> \u2013 Staff can continue to use the online booking if they are not identified as priority as per the above criteria. Staff who meet the above criteria are advised to discuss with their line manager, who will then email their details to <a href=\"mailto:Bradley.Maunder@health.qld.gov.au\">Bradley.Maunder@health.qld.gov.au<\/a>\u200b<br \/>\nDetails should include: employee name, availability and contact details so a convenient time can be coordinated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More Fit Testers needed<\/strong> \u2013 Staff interested in becoming a fit tester should email <a href=\"mailto:Darren.Stead@health.qld.gov.au\">Darren.Stead@health.qld.gov.au<\/a>. Clinical and non-clinical staff are invited to express their interest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For any queries about fit testing, please email: <a href=\"mailto:Bradley.Maunder@health.qld.gov.au\">Bradley.Maunder@health.qld.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tami Photinos<br \/>\n<\/strong>Executive Director<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fit testing is currently one of the highest priorities for our hospital. This week, we need to work together to ensure that all TPCH staff working in high risk areas are fit tested by Friday 28 January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-facility-messages","category-ed-tpch"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4305"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4308,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4305\/revisions\/4308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}