Following an identified COVID-19 outbreak at Peninsula Health in August, additional precautions were put in place for employees and patients who may have been at risk of exposure during that outbreak. The outbreak at Peninsula Health has now...
Appropriate infection prevention practices protect health care workers (HCW) from contracting infectious diseases in the workplace. For COVID-19 this entails standard precautions at all times, contact and droplet precautions during routine care of a COVID-19...
Monash Health supports decreased employee movement across our sites to reduce risk of COVID-19 cross infection. In line with the Commonwealth’s guiding principles, working across sites within residential aged care facilities has ceased. Working across sites outside...
Every day we see so many examples of kindness, excellence and employees going the extra mile. Our STAR cards are the perfect everyday way to say thank you and acknowledge your colleagues for their hard work and...
In line with the Government’s latest initiatives towards making workplaces safer for Victorian healthcare workers, Monash Health employees are required to complete a daily Attestation that they are well before commencing a workday on-site. For more information, user...
This Sunday 13 September at 6am AEST, Monash Health’s Helen Richards will appear on ESPN ahead of the US Open women’s singles final, and she’ll be joined by tennis legend Roger Federer. The United States Tennis...
Monash Health has reviewed its practice of disposable shields. In line with DHHS guidance, disposable shields and goggles must be used once only and discarded. Shields and goggles are to be treated like a mask, discarded when taking a...
At last week’s employee forum we heard from Monash Health Clinical Psychologist, Max von Sabler, who spoke about the importance of resilience. He emphasised there has never been a more important time to be aware of our mental health and wellbeing. He also mentioned that we should...
The Employee Workplace Declaration form is a critical safety initiative that is based on a Directive from the Public Health Commander. This information will help the timely, effective management of potential outbreaks between workplaces. There has been a great...
This safety alert is to advise of faults in a single batch of examination gloves that may and frequently break and tear. The gloves may have obvious marks and dots, however micro tears may be...