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Good afternoon
I am interested in knowing how various health services or facilities managed staff who become ill during a gastroenteritis (norovirus) outbreak.
How long are symptomatic staff recommended to stay off duty?
What type of leave do they take whilst symptomatic and recovering?
If it is deemed a work related illness, what are the parameters/definitions used for this?
Is there a variation in recommendations according to the type and place of employment in the health service?Thank you
BethBeth Bint
CNC Infection Control
The Wollongong HospitalM: 0458 230 562
e beth.bint@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.auInfection Management and Control Service (IMACS)
Level 1, Lawson House
The Wollongong Hospital
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You can unsubscribe from this list be sending ‘signoff aicalist’ (without the quotes) to listserv@aicalist.org.auHi Beth,
At Sydney Children’s Hospital we ask the staff to stay off duty for 48 hours after the last symptom (diarrhoea or vomit) that they have during an outbreak. At any other time we advise 24 hours after the last symptom if the hospital is not considered to be in an outbreak.
They take sick leave (if they have any).
There is no variance according to where they work or type of work as might be of a risk to the children and to other staff.Thanks,
Terri Cripps | CNC Infection Control | Sydney Children’s Hospital
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Good afternoon
I am interested in knowing how various health services or facilities managed staff who become ill during a gastroenteritis (norovirus) outbreak.
How long are symptomatic staff recommended to stay off duty?
What type of leave do they take whilst symptomatic and recovering?
If it is deemed a work related illness, what are the parameters/definitions used for this?
Is there a variation in recommendations according to the type and place of employment in the health service?Thank you
BethBeth Bint
CNC Infection Control
The Wollongong HospitalM: 0458 230 562
e beth.bint@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.auInfection Management and Control Service (IMACS)
Level 1, Lawson House
The Wollongong Hospital
LMB 8808
SCMC NSW 2521
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You can unsubscribe from this list be sending ‘signoff aicalist’ (without the quotes) to listserv@aicalist.org.auHi Beth
At TCH we do the following
We require that staff stay off work until 48hours after the last
symptom
They take sick leave. At one time during an outbreak we in infection
control wrote sick certificates for the staff but we don’t do that
anymore. It became a problem as it was difficult in some cases to
detemine if the staff member really had gastro or not.
The rules apply to all staff in the healthcare facility regardless of
work place
Jan Roberts
Infection Prevention and Control
The Canberra Hospital
Ph 62443694
Email janL.roberts@act.gov.au________________________________
Behalf Of Beth Bint
Good afternoon
I am interested in knowing how various health services or facilities
managed staff who become ill during a gastroenteritis (norovirus)
outbreak.How long are symptomatic staff recommended to stay off duty?
What type of leave do they take whilst symptomatic and recovering?
If it is deemed a work related illness, what are the
parameters/definitions used for this?Is there a variation in recommendations according to the type and place
of employment in the health service?Thank you
Beth
Beth Bint
CNC Infection Control
The Wollongong Hospital
M: 0458 230 562
e beth.bint@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Infection Management and Control Service (IMACS)
Level 1, Lawson House
The Wollongong Hospital
LMB 8808
SCMC NSW 2521
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You can unsubscribe from this list be sending ‘signoff aicalist’ (without the quotes) to listserv@aicalist.org.auHi Beth,
At STV Melbourne we require symptomatic staff to remain away from work until 48 hours after last symptoms (mainly diarrhoea) has ceased. Historically in our residential facilities, management have required symptomatic staff to supply a clearance certificate from their G.P. As a rule staff use their own sick leave. If they do not have sufficient sick leave available then the manager of the area (NUM) is encouraged to make an arrangement with the H.R. Department. We do not routinely process staff sick leave as work cover as this may be more expensive in the long run as any claims may impact on insurance premiums.But of course the Infection Control component of the advice is really limited to the staff remaining away from work with a 48 hour symptom free period. How staff are paid and by who is not an Infection Control issue is it? I would recommend that the managers of the areas affected need to make those decisions.
Kind regards.
John Greenough
Infection Control Consultant
St. Vincent’s Health
PO Box 2900
Fitzroy 3065
Telephone:
SVH (03) 9288 2020
SGHS (03) 9816 0632Good afternoon
I am interested in knowing how various health services or facilities managed staff who become ill during a gastroenteritis (norovirus) outbreak.
How long are symptomatic staff recommended to stay off duty?
What type of leave do they take whilst symptomatic and recovering?
If it is deemed a work related illness, what are the parameters/definitions used for this?
Is there a variation in recommendations according to the type and place of employment in the health service?Thank you
BethBeth Bint
CNC Infection Control
The Wollongong HospitalM: 0458 230 562
e beth.bint@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.auInfection Management and Control Service (IMACS)
Level 1, Lawson House
The Wollongong Hospital
LMB 8808
SCMC NSW 2521______________________________________________________________________
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