RESPONSIBLE ATTESTATION WILL SAVE LIVES
To attend work at any Monash Health site, you must make an attestation each day stating that you are well and not introducing known infection risks into a healthcare environment.
Recently, we have had several incidents where team members have completed their attestations incorrectly. A common theme is that an employee’s household member is symptomatic and awaiting a test result, and this has not been declared.
It is critical that you read and answer each question carefully to ensure you do not inadvertently bring COVID-19 into an environment where we are caring for vulnerable people.
Do not attend work if you:
- have symptoms consistent with COVID-19
- are awaiting a COVID-19 test result*
- live with someone who is symptomatic and awaiting a COVID-19 test result*
- have had contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 or someone in isolation in the last 14 days (excluding patient care)*
- have visited a public exposure site or an interstate risk zone during the listed times*
- have returned from overseas in the last 14 days
* unless cleared by Infection Prevention or the Employee COVID-19 Hotline.
COVID-19 Symptoms
- fever
- coughing
- sore throat
- shortness of breath
Other symptoms can include runny nose, acute blocked nose (congestion), headache, muscle or joint pains, nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, loss of sense of smell, altered sense of taste, loss of appetite and fatigue.
If you have any of these symptoms, however mild, you should stay home and get tested.
Andrew Stripp
Chief Executive
All managers are requested to share these updates with their teams and discuss at stand-ups and handovers. Please print a copy and display it in communication books and on employee noticeboards.
As advice and information evolve, please regularly consult the latest updates by visiting the Victorian coronavirus website and the Monash Health COVID-19 website.