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Afternoon
I was just wondering how other sites if they are conducting RAT testing for patient admissions how this is being conducted, who runs/manages/coordinates the staff etc and respond to any positive cases etc.
And also, are other infection prevention and control departments having to be actively involved with the issue with patients who have previously had COVID and the timing around their surgery which should be a discussion between patient, surgeon and anaesthetist?I am just wanting to get an idea what other facilities are doing currently and how we can change the current practice with our extremely limited resources.
Thanks
Lynette Spence
Infection control coordinator
St Andrews War Memorial Hospital
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G’day Lynnette.
In the Solomon Islands, to share with you, for patients Admissions we have 2 entry points swabbing tenths in the hospital, one at the A&E & one tent is next to it for other admissions. For surgery even if it they have been swabbed at the entry, the trained swabbers in the wards do swabs prior to their operation.
We have IPC link nurses at each units, they are trained to do swabbing.
Thank you,
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AfternoonI was just wondering how other sites if they are conducting RAT testing for patient admissions how this is being conducted, who runs/manages/coordinates the staff etc and respond to any positive cases etc.
And also, are other infection prevention and control departments having to be actively involved with the issue with patients who have previously had COVID and the timing around their surgery which should be a discussion between patient, surgeon and anaesthetist?I am just wanting to get an idea what other facilities are doing currently and how we can change the current practice with our extremely limited resources.
Thanks
Lynette Spence
Infection control coordinator
St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
07 3834-4328, 0427141223, fax: 07 3834-4599
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Hi Lyn
We stopped routine RAT testing on admission at both facilities some time ago, as there is no QLD Health mandate for this, and we had performed several thousand tests for one single unknown positive! We still ask pertinent pre-admission questions (are you unwell currently, are you a close contact, that sort of thing), but we only test (and from a clinical perspective a PCR or rapid PCR is preferred if we are looking to detect infection) on clinical need (eg patient turned up for routine elective admission and is clearly unwell).
We still RAT test transfers out to other facilities, mainly to prevent delay in transfers rather than anything else.
Hope this helps.
Cheers
MichaelMichael Wishart | Infection Control Coordinator, CICP-E
St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside | 627 Rode Road CHERMSIDE QLD 4032
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Afternoon,
Just wanting to find out how the various private and public sectors are managing RAT testing patients if at all on admissions, we are trying to figure out whether or not to continue with this as it is resource draining and staff are needed elsewhere.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
With kind regards
Lynette Spence
Lynette Spence
Infection Control Coordinator
St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
t (07) 3834 4328 m 0427 141 223 f (07) 3834 4599
e lynette.spence@uchealth.com.au
457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill Q 4000
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Thanks a lot, we actually have picked up quite a few positive RATS, a mixture of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients but most likely will just move solely to the screening form and testing symptomatic patients but still test inter hospital transfers etc.
With kind regards
Lynette Spence
Lynette Spence
Infection Control Coordinator
St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
t (07) 3834 4328 m 0427 141 223 f (07) 3834 4599
e lynette.spence@uchealth.com.au
457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill Q 4000
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Hi Lyn
We stopped routine RAT testing on admission at both facilities some time ago, as there is no QLD Health mandate for this, and we had performed several thousand tests for one single unknown positive! We still ask pertinent pre-admission questions (are you unwell currently, are you a close contact, that sort of thing), but we only test (and from a clinical perspective a PCR or rapid PCR is preferred if we are looking to detect infection) on clinical need (eg patient turned up for routine elective admission and is clearly unwell).
We still RAT test transfers out to other facilities, mainly to prevent delay in transfers rather than anything else.
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Michael
Michael Wishart | Infection Control Coordinator, CICP-E
St Vincents Private Hospital Northside | 627 Rode Road CHERMSIDE QLD 4032
M +61 448 954 282 | T +61 7 3326 3068 | F +61 7 3607 2226
E michael.wishart@svha.org.au |
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Afternoon,
Just wanting to find out how the various private and public sectors are managing RAT testing patients if at all on admissions, we are trying to figure out whether or not to continue with this as it is resource draining and staff are needed elsewhere.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
With kind regards
Lynette Spence
Lynette Spence
Infection Control Coordinator
St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
t (07) 3834 4328 m 0427 141 223 f (07) 3834 4599
e lynette.spence@uchealth.com.au
457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill Q 4000
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Hi Lynette,
St Andrews Village aged care are still currently RAT testing all visitors as Ballina has quite a number of community based COVID v4 and 5. Have had some positive readings and we have then forwarded them to have a PCR test. Only 1 staff member with long COVID. No residents currently affected. We manage all our testing in house and are not utilising PHU or staff from elsewhere.
Regards
Sandy
Sandy Miller
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Afternoon,
Just wanting to find out how the various private and public sectors are managing RAT testing patients if at all on admissions, we are trying to figure out whether or not to continue with this as it is resource draining and staff are needed elsewhere.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
With kind regards
Lynette Spence
Lynette Spence
Infection Control Coordinator
St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
t (07) 3834 4328 m 0427 141 223 f (07) 3834 4599
e lynette.spence@uchealth.com.au
457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill Q 4000
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Hi Lynette,
We are continuing with RAT and Screening for anyone entering the residential aged care facility.
Kind Regards
ChristineChristine Valencius
Director Community Services
Uralla Shire Council | PO Box 106 Uralla NSW 2358
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Afternoon,
Just wanting to find out how the various private and public sectors are managing RAT testing patients if at all on admissions, we are trying to figure out whether or not to continue with this as it is resource draining and staff are needed elsewhere.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
With kind regards
Lynette Spence
Lynette Spence
Infection Control Coordinator
St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
t (07) 3834 4328 m 0427 141 223 f (07) 3834 4599
e lynette.spence@uchealth.com.au
457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill Q 4000
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Hi Lynette
We are still RAT and PCR testing all admissions and have picked up a number of patients this way. We are the only tertiary facility in the top end with a very vulnerable patient cohort so our approach is generally conservative. This is done routinely in the emergency department for patients being admitted rather than via screeners.
Cheers
Kind regards
Yana Albrey
RN, BNurs, PGCert Clinical Nursing,
PGCert Infection Prevention & Control
CICP-AClinical Nurse Manager
Infection Prevention & Control
Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals| Top End RegionNorthern Territory Government
Floor 1, Building 1, 105 Rocklands Drive, Tiwi
GPO Box 41326, Casuarina, NT PostcodeT. 08 892 28428
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Hi Lynette,
We are continuing with RAT and Screening for anyone entering the residential aged care facility.
Kind Regards
ChristineChristine Valencius
Director Community Services
Uralla Shire Council | PO Box 106 Uralla NSW 2358
p 02 6778 6358 | m 0487 785 139 | e cvalencius@uralla.nsw.gov.au
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Afternoon,
Just wanting to find out how the various private and public sectors are managing RAT testing patients if at all on admissions, we are trying to figure out whether or not to continue with this as it is resource draining and staff are needed elsewhere.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
With kind regards
Lynette Spence
Lynette Spence
Infection Control Coordinator
St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
t (07) 3834 4328 m 0427 141 223 f (07) 3834 4599
e lynette.spence@uchealth.com.au
457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill Q 4000
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Afternoon,
Thanks a lot for this information, it’s interesting to hear the different approaches we have been RAT testing and have certainly picked quite a number of positives this way that we might not otherwise have picked up as these were elective admissions and a lot had stated on their screening admission forms that they had no COVID symptoms but were positive on our staff doing their RAT and when I went over the screening form with them they did admit to mild symptoms plus we have had a number of asymptomatic patients coming through too.
With kind regards
Lynette Spence
Lynette Spence
Infection Control Coordinator
St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
t (07) 3834 4328 m 0427 141 223 f (07) 3834 4599
e lynette.spence@uchealth.com.au
457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill Q 4000
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Hi Lynette
We are still RAT and PCR testing all admissions and have picked up a number of patients this way. We are the only tertiary facility in the top end with a very vulnerable patient cohort so our approach is generally conservative. This is done routinely in the emergency department for patients being admitted rather than via screeners.
Cheers
Kind regards
Yana Albrey
RN, BNurs, PGCert Clinical Nursing,
PGCert Infection Prevention & Control
CICP-A
Clinical Nurse Manager
Infection Prevention & ControlRoyal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals| Top End Region
Northern Territory Government
Floor 1, Building 1, 105 Rocklands Drive, Tiwi
GPO Box 41326, Casuarina, NT PostcodeT. 08 892 28428
Mob. 0459 899 037
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Hi Lynette,
We are continuing with RAT and Screening for anyone entering the residential aged care facility.
Kind Regards
Christine
Christine Valencius
Director Community Services
Uralla Shire Council | PO Box 106 Uralla NSW 2358
p 02 6778 6358 | m 0487 785 139 | e cvalencius@uralla.nsw.gov.au
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Afternoon,
Just wanting to find out how the various private and public sectors are managing RAT testing patients if at all on admissions, we are trying to figure out whether or not to continue with this as it is resource draining and staff are needed elsewhere.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
With kind regards
Lynette Spence
Lynette Spence
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St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
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Hi,
Mount Gambier Hospital is screening all patients and RAT if symptomatic and or meet epidemiological risk factors in ED. All patients to be admitted have a RAT in ED prior to going to the ward and have a PCR 24hrs after admission and every 72 hours until discharge. We have picked up a number of asymptomatic Covid+ infections during screening.
Regards,
Lana TrnovskyInfection Prevention and Control Consultant
Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service
Ph (08) 8721 1400
M 0434 940 879Hi Lynette
We are still RAT and PCR testing all admissions and have picked up a number of patients this way. We are the only tertiary facility in the top end with a very vulnerable patient cohort so our approach is generally conservative. This is done routinely in the emergency department for patients being admitted rather than via screeners.
Cheers
Kind regards
Yana Albrey
RN, BNurs, PGCert Clinical Nursing,
PGCert Infection Prevention & Control
CICP-AClinical Nurse Manager
Infection Prevention & Control
Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals| Top End RegionNorthern Territory Government
Floor 1, Building 1, 105 Rocklands Drive, Tiwi
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Hi Lynette,
We are continuing with RAT and Screening for anyone entering the residential aged care facility.
Kind Regards
ChristineChristine Valencius
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Afternoon,
Just wanting to find out how the various private and public sectors are managing RAT testing patients if at all on admissions, we are trying to figure out whether or not to continue with this as it is resource draining and staff are needed elsewhere.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
With kind regards
Lynette Spence
Lynette Spence
Infection Control Coordinator
St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
t (07) 3834 4328 m 0427 141 223 f (07) 3834 4599
e lynette.spence@uchealth.com.au
457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill Q 4000
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We also RAT test all people coming into custody, as well as a PCR if symptomatic. They are also quarantined for 7 days.
As you could imagine outbreaks become a big problem within the Network & with frequent transfer of pt.’s around the state it can include multiple centres.Amanda Cochrane (she/her)
Nurse Educator Infection Prevention | Education and Training | Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network
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Hi Lynette
We are still RAT and PCR testing all admissions and have picked up a number of patients this way. We are the only tertiary facility in the top end with a very vulnerable patient cohort so our approach is generally conservative. This is done routinely in the emergency department for patients being admitted rather than via screeners.
Cheers
Kind regards
Yana Albrey
RN, BNurs, PGCert Clinical Nursing,
PGCert Infection Prevention & Control
CICP-AClinical Nurse Manager
Infection Prevention & Control
Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals| Top End RegionNorthern Territory Government
Floor 1, Building 1, 105 Rocklands Drive, Tiwi
GPO Box 41326, Casuarina, NT PostcodeT. 08 892 28428
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Hi Lynette,
We are continuing with RAT and Screening for anyone entering the residential aged care facility.
Kind Regards
ChristineChristine Valencius
Director Community Services
Uralla Shire Council | PO Box 106 Uralla NSW 2358
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Afternoon,
Just wanting to find out how the various private and public sectors are managing RAT testing patients if at all on admissions, we are trying to figure out whether or not to continue with this as it is resource draining and staff are needed elsewhere.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
With kind regards
Lynette Spence
Lynette Spence
Infection Control Coordinator
St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
t (07) 3834 4328 m 0427 141 223 f (07) 3834 4599
e lynette.spence@uchealth.com.au
457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill Q 4000
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Hi Lyn
I work in private in NSW.
We ask all patients to RAT the morning of admission and take a photo of result.
If they can’t manage we do it when they get here. Most do it themselves.
We also screen, with questions when they get here!Helen
Helen Bear
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Afternoon,Just wanting to find out how the various private and public sectors are managing RAT testing patients if at all on admissions, we are trying to figure out whether or not to continue with this as it is resource draining and staff are needed elsewhere.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
With kind regards
Lynette Spence
Lynette Spence
Infection Control Coordinator
St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
t (07) 3834 4328 m 0427 141 223 f (07) 3834 4599
e lynette.spence@uchealth.com.au
457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill Q 4000
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Good morning
We are currently RAT and screen via an electronic check in kiosk all visitors/contractors and Staff every morning prior to coming on site. Staff and daily visitors can test at home and provide a photo.Warm Regards
Amanda Birkin
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Subject: Re: [ACIPC_Infexion_Connexion] RAT testingHi Lyn
I work in private in NSW.
We ask all patients to RAT the morning of admission and take a photo of result.
If they cant manage we do it when they get here. Most do it themselves.
We also screen, with questions when they get here!Helen
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Afternoon,Just wanting to find out how the various private and public sectors are managing RAT testing patients if at all on admissions, we are trying to figure out whether or not to continue with this as it is resource draining and staff are needed elsewhere.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
With kind regards
Lynette Spence
Lynette Spence
Infection Control Coordinator
St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
t (07) 3834 4328 m 0427 141 223 f (07) 3834 4599
e lynette.spence@uchealth.com.au
457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill Q 4000
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