20210528 LBHS Visitor Presence Logan Hospital PDF

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Logan and Beaudesert Health Service

Visitor Presence During COVID-19 Response Date Effective: 11:00am, 28 May 2021 Approved by: Director of Medical Services/COVID-19 Response Incident Controller, LBHS

Please note that the situation surrounding COVID-19 is evolving and this information will be updated frequently in line with this. Applicable to: all staff, Logan and Beaudesert Health Service Purpose: As part of the Logan and Beaudesert Health Service infection control response to COVID-19, measures will be taken in alignment with relevant policy to protect all patients, visitors, our staff and the community we serve. While it is acknowledged that families and carers are essential to patient health and wellbeing, visitation restrictions are in place to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and to protect patients, visitors (and their families) and staff during the pandemic response. Procedure: 1. Visitation processes are to comply with the Queensland Health Hospital Visitors Direction (No.20) 2. Consistent with this, as at 28 May 2021 there is restricted visitation to Logan and Beaudesert Hospitals for visitors who have been in the interstate areas listed in the direction. 3. Hospital services are required to ensure there is a process for ensuring that staff (including regular contractors), volunteers and students in their areas are aware of and meet the direction. 4. Visitors must not attend if they have a fever or symptoms of respiratory tract infection, require quarantine/isolation or are close contact of a person with confirmed COVID-19. 5. Entrance points to hospital buildings are to indicate the relevant restrictions and guide visitors to appropriate points of entry. 6. At designated times and visitor points of entry a Concierge Service will support this process by: a) Confirming whether a person entering is a staff member (including regular contractors), student/volunteer or patient/visitor. Note that a person entering for the purpose of receiving a COVID vaccination is considered a patient. b) For patients and visitors (including ad hoc service providers e.g. deliveries), asking Screening Questions of patients and visitors as per Box 1:

Box 1. Patient and Visitor Screening Questions (LBHS, as at 28 May 2021) 1. Have you or any of your close contacts (e.g. child, carer, family, household members) experienced any COVID-19 symptoms in the last 14 days? Symptoms include: Fever (≥37.5°C or history of fever (chills, aches, night sweats), cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, fatigue, funny or stuffy nose, loss of taste and/or smell, diarrhoea, vomiting or nausea – as of 3 November 2020) 2. In the past 14 days, have you, your child, or attending support person: - Lived in or have travelled through a declared COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days? (Refer to www.health.qld.gov.au for current hotspots (state of Victoria, identified start date 11 May 2021). - Have been on a cruise or travelled overseas? - Had close contacts with a confirmed or probable case of COVID-19? - Have visited or come into contact with anyone who is suspected of, or tested positive for COVID19? - Been or are currently required to self-quarantine or self-isolate for any reason? - Currently waiting for COVID-19 test result (excluding routine surveillance testing)? (If you have been tested for COVID-19 within the last 2 weeks, what were your results?)

c) If a person answers ‘yes’ in relation to the above, they are to be advised not to enter the facility. •

If a visitor answers ‘yes’ in relation to the above, they should be encouraged to attend the COVID Screening Clinic.

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If a patient is attending for care and answers ‘Yes’ in relation to the above screening questions, call the ward/unit where the patient was to be attending and speak to the unit manager. The unit manager is to liaise with relevant senior treating staff to formulate an appropriate clinical plan for the patient.

d) If a person is permitted to enter they are to be: •

Advised that there may be additional restrictions (including physical distancing) at the unit level as required for clinical or infection control reasons.

e) If a visitor/patient remains non-compliant with the advice given, please advise that the Security (Safety & Response) team may need to be contacted. If a person is persistent and there are concerns about verbal or physical aggression, contact the Safety & Response team immediately and notify the line manager and after hours, the After Hours Nurse Manager. 7. A visitor log will be required in specific hospital areas as per the LBHS Procedure LBH5009 Management of Patients with Known or Suspected SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

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