Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have deployed a wide range of measures to keep our patients and employees safe while continuing to provide the care required by the communities we serve. As we have done throughout, these are regularly reviewed, and changes made where required.
Commencing in the next week there are two key changes which will be made, which also bring us into line with what is happening in the community.
Mask changes in Emergency Departments
Effective tomorrow, Emergency Department teams (and those who have reason to work in the department) will now be able to provide standard (non-transmission-based) care in surgical masks (previously N95). N95s remain the standard for SCOVID/COVID or other transmission-based care.
Removal of entrance screening
The most visible change, which will come into effect on Wednesday 28 June, is the removal of the front door screening process which has been in place across most of our sites. These screening teams have played a key role in providing a safe environment across Monash Health, especially at the height of the pandemic.
There will also be some building entry points with employee swipe access that will become accessible without swipe cards (e.g. MHTP building at Clayton).
We would particularly like to extend our thanks to all who have worked as part of our screening teams over the past few years – they have played a key role in keeping our employees and patients safe. Pleasingly, many of these team members have elected to take up other roles within Monash Health.
Thank you again for your understanding and support.
Martin Keogh
Interim Chief Executive