Consider widening Establish and maintain Resuscitate and treat the sickest Health workforce: Hospitals prescription rights for public hospital system. patients. Disseminate information nurses during the Support hospitals in coping to the general public [hospitals]. emergency, to include with increased admissions, Implement triage, coordinate antivirals and other key increased acuity and access between services, manage patients medications. block. Consider opening and after-hours care [hospitals - more beds, cancellation of EDs particularly central]. non-essential procedures. Support hospital systems to maintain essential services. Health workforce: Seek input through Liaison with healthcare Support health practitioners Provide input on the effectiveness Other health professional associations. providers to provide as spokespeople by ensuring of measures and emerging issues practitioners Liaison with RACFs. information and seek their communication of relevant through professional associations. Consider widening input on trends and the information [through relevant Disseminate information to prescription rights for effectiveness of approaches. professional associations]. general public. Community nurses during the nurses, pharmacies and emergency, to include pharmacists will have a key role antivirals and other key in information distribution. medications. Auspice the coordination Coordinate jurisdictional Share information on Deliver pandemic measures as Public Health and facilitation of response activities such as resource availability and part of coordinated response Countermeasures nationally consistent and influenza services, coordinate access to resources and/or maintain business agreed countermeasures to assessment & treatment to maximise the effectiveness continuity for essential services. protect public health. centres, and other wider of the response [AHPPC]. Telephone support of patients community interventions. who choose to or are advised to undertake home quarantine, if this measure is recommended.
Health workforce: Hospitals Consider widening prescription rights for nurses during the emergency, to include antivirals and other key medications. Establish and maintain public hospital system. Support hospitals in coping with increased admissions, increased acuity and access block. Consider opening more beds, cancellation of non-essential procedures. Support hospital systems to maintain essential services. Resuscitate and treat the sickest patients. Disseminate information to the general public [hospitals]. Implement triage, coordinate between services, manage patients and after-hours care [hospitals - EDs particularly central]. Health workforce: Other health practitioners Seek input through professional associations. Liaison with RACFs. Consider widening prescription rights for nurses during the emergency, to include antivirals and other key medications. Liaison with healthcare providers to provide information and seek their input on trends and the effectiveness of approaches. Support health practitioners as spokespeople by ensuring communication of relevant information [through relevant professional associations]. Provide input on the effectiveness of measures and emerging issues through professional associations. Disseminate information to general public. Community nurses, pharmacies and pharmacists will have a key role in information distribution. Public Health Countermeasures Auspice the coordination and facilitation of nationally consistent and agreed countermeasures to protect public health. Coordinate jurisdictional response activities such as influenza services, assessment & treatment centres, and other wider community interventions. Share information on resource availability and coordinate access to resources to maximise the effectiveness of the response [AHPPC]. Deliver pandemic measures as part of coordinated response and/or maintain business continuity for essential services. Telephone support of patients who choose to or are advised to undertake home quarantine, if this measure is recommended.
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