Query re the SoNG and shared office spaces for our teams

[Marija Juraja]

Hi brains trust,

Just a query re how we work in our office spaces.

If we are working in large open space areas with more than 2 metres distance around us between desks, are we considered a contact?

I would assume that with the social distancing and the fact we are constantly leaving our space to go to clinical areas, rounding etc, limiting sitting together for less than 2 hours, that we wouldn’t be considered a contact or am I wrong?

This has implications with staffing when you have a small team. I have split some of my team across sites, but wondering if I should be doing something else.

Wondering what others think or are doing?

Kind Regards

Marija Juraja |Nurse Unit Manager -CALHN Infection Prevention & Control Unit|
Division of Acute Medicine (RN, GCNS Inf Ctrl, CICP-E)
The Royal Adelaide Hospital| Central Adelaide Local Health Network
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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | Central Adelaide Local Health Network
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