The report also found that while the hospital did have appropriate COVID policies in place, there were opportunities to strengthen infection control such as limiting entry points to any ward treating the virus. 9News
It found the hospital had appropriate policies in place, but did identify opportunities to strengthen infection control such as limiting entry points to any ward treating COVID-19.
Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said the report by Dr Paul Griffin and Ms Katherine Taylor identifies opportunities for improved infection control procedures in hospitals treating COVID patients."We've never seen anything like COVID-19 before and with different variants it continues to change and become more transmissible," Ms D'Ath said.
"The report makes a number of recommendations around the limiting of entry points, signage and swipe card access procedures in COVID wards."Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles looks on as Janice Geary , Clinical nurse consultant of Infection Management Services is seen performing a mock coronavirus examination on a patient inside the fever clinic at the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane, Friday, March 6, 2020.
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