A senior doctor has told the inquest into Newmarch House care and infection control were 'severely compromised' due to critical staff shortages, and he had been looking for help before the outbreak escalated.
A senior doctor working on the frontline of one of the country's first deadly COVID outbreaks has told a coronial inquest that aged care residents should have been sent to hospital.A three-week inquest into the circumstances surrounding the deaths has concluded, with findings due early next year
The NSW Coroner has been investigating 19 COVID-related deaths at Newmarch House, an aged care facility in Sydney's west, in 2020. Dr Branley said, on reflection, they should have started sending sick residents to hospital at that point. "They should have stepped in much earlier on than they did, and established better practices for keeping these residents safe."
Dr Branley said his recollection was that the Commonwealth was suggesting they evacuate the entire home, with negative residents to be moved to other aged care facilities. "Key changes since the outbreak at Newmarch House in 2020 include the introduction of a requirement for an IPC lead as part of each facility's nursing staff, continued access to in-reach PCR testing and a forward deployment of RAT kits since January 2022, and regular engagement with the Older Person's Advocacy Network including facilitating resident and family engagement in outbreak sites," they said.
"Dad was tested on the Tuesday, we waited all week to hear, we kept making phone calls," Virginia said.
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