The emergency procedure was implemented around 2am on Sunday and lasted one and a half hours, during which residents in metropolitan Melbourne were urged not to call for help unless in a serious condition.
The crisis protocol saw managers return to duty to manage hospital transfers, rapid offloading of patients at hospital and lower acuity patients referred to other services.It comes amid fresh concerns about COVID-19 outbreaks and the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants, along with staffing shortages across the healthcare sector.
"It means won't be finishing their shifts on time or getting a meal break and will spend a large part of their shift ramped at the hospital because there's so many patients they're bringing in." Thousands of Victorians could join the lawsuit against the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority following a series of fatal system errors that have led to at least 15 deaths and multiple injuries including children since 2014.
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