As we reach this part of the pandemic in Australia, over 6 months, in I think we should expect that everyone in any position responsible for the safety of healthcare workers (yes that means lots of us) should:
- have read the Canadian SARS Commission final report
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As we reach this part of the pandemic in Australia, over 6 months, in I think we should expect that everyone in any position responsible for the safety of healthcare workers (yes that means lots of us) should:
- understand what the precautionary principle is
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As we reach this part of the pandemic in Australia, over 6 months, in I think we should expect that everyone in any position responsible for the safety of healthcare workers (that means lots of us) should:
- understand the hierarchy of hazard control in a workplace & enact it 3/8

We need to know
- how we can keep ourselves safe

- how we can keep our mates safe (and our team safe)

- what we should expect from our health service

Ya. That’s a lot. But we have to shake the cage and work together on this.
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Chapter 8 from the SARS report:
*It's not about the mask.*
Hands down one of the most critical reads of COVID.
*Every CEO, Board and Board member and Head of Department should read it.*
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/e_records/sars/report/v3-pdf/Vol3Chp8.pdf
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China also provided us with a guide in March

https://www.alnap.org/help-library/handbook-of-covid-19-prevention-and-treatment

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If we can't keep our healthcare workers safe we can't keep the public safe.
The whole of Australia needs to keep working on this like demons in every setting.
GPs need our support.
Aged care needs wrap around assessment & assistance
Healthcare workers need our protection
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We must get our communication & support systems in place urgently
At every level
And crowdsource & share what we learn, what we are failing at & where we have wins
All. The. Time.
We need to be relentless and working at speed
We have to be in this together to get through it.
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