As a special employee safety measure, scrubs will be provided by Monash Health to patient-facing employees in high-risk areas and COVID+ wards and assessment wards. High-risk areas include ICUs, Emergency Departments and birthing suites. Scrubs will...
The Workforce Mobilisation team is a temporary team set up to help coordinate our workforce, as we manage the impacts of COVID-19, and continue caring for non-COVID-19 patients. The team also manages the potential reassignment of...
As the social distancing measures have come into play, with travel curtailed and home education activities increasing, everyone’s personal situation and leave requirements are different. We have updated the leave entitlements questions and answers on the...
Monash Health employees are invited to take part in a World Health Organisation endorsed research trial to investigate whether a Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine can help reduce the impact of COVID-19. Traditionally used to prevent tuberculosis,...
To support Monash Health’s plan for the clinical management of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, a range of changes have been implemented in the EMR. Keeping the EMR up-to-date ensures the status and clinical management...
When responding to a MET call or Code Blue you must now assume every patient is COVID-19 positive and protect yourself with the appropriate tier of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) before providing care. Remember – your...
The unfolding COVID-19 pandemic has seen unprecedented action across the globe to try and control the health impact of the virus. Aside from diligent hand hygiene, physical distancing is increasingly becoming a priority in ‘flattening...
Determining and documenting Goals of Care at every admission is important to ensure appropriate medical treatment is provided to our patients at any time. To avoid unnecessary ICU referrals, code blues and MET calls, all patients...
Monash Health is very proud to announce that Tania Green has been nominated as a finalist in the national 2020 HESTA Nursing and Midwifery Awards. As the Cleft and Paediatric Plastics Co-ordinator, Tania plays a pivotal...
Monash Health employees may be eligible for free emergency accommodation if they are required to self-quarantine or self-isolate and can’t do so safely in their current accommodation. The Victorian Government’s COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Accommodation (CHEA) program...