Quick Reference Guides
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- Aborginal Guidelines - Access to Food and Essential Supplies 20.4.2020
- Aboriginal Health- Aboriginal patients accessing public health services V1 29.04.20
- Aboriginal Guidelines - Physical distancing - protecting yourself and your family 20.4.2020
- Aboriginal Guidelines - COVID-19 Testing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victorians V2 02.07.2020
- Accommodation - Hotels for Heroes V3 13.08.2020
- Accommodation - Hotel for Heroes Screening Questions V3 13.08.2020
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- Blood Product Shortages during COVID-19 02.04.2020
- Bed Management - Current Inpatients on NON COVID Wards suspected of COVID-19 30.4.2020
- Bed Management - Direct Patient Admissions V3 02.04.2020
- Bed Management - Transfer of Ward Patient to ICU 30.4.2020
- Bed Management - Patient transfer from ED to Inpatient Bed (COVID NON COVID) 30.4.2020
- Bed Management - Transfer of ICU Patient to Ward 30.4.2020
- COVID-19 Room/Space Log Sheet V3 27.10.2020
- Use of Break Rooms and Rest Areas V8 18.03.2021
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- Guidance and response to COVID-19 risk ratings V1 17.05.2021
- Child Safeguarding - Support for Children and Young People impacted by COVID-19 Diagnosis V1 26.11.2020
- COVID-19 Testing Criteria, Risk Categorisation, De-isolation and Cohorting Guideline V1.4 19.01.2021
- Contact Tracing - Guidance for Managers V2 04.09.2020
- Contact Tracing - Workflows V1 26.08.2020
- Contact Tracing - Determining Close and Casual Contacts Matrix V1 24.08.2020
- Critical Care Outreach Team V3 20.10.2020
- CCU - High Dependency Patients that can receive care in the CCU setting V1 31.07.20
- CCU - High Dependency Patients - BiPAP V1 31.07.20
- Clinical Guideline Creation or Update V2 14.8.2020
- Clinical Handover using physical distancing principles V2 07.08.2020
- Close-Contact-Care-Package-V4-03.08.2020
- Cloth Face Coverings 24.07.2020
- Guidance for contractors delivering to and working at Western Health V8 08.04.2021
- COVID-19 Community Care Pathways WH Catchment V2 04.05.2021
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- Care of the Deceased Patient with COVID-19 V7 24.08.2020
- Deteriorating Patient Systems – Flow Chart - Modifications to the Adult ALS algorithm during COVID-19
- Deteriorating Patient Systems – Flow Chart - Adult Basic Life Support during COVID-19
- Deteriorating Patient Systems – Q&A - Modifications to the Adult BLS algorithm during COVID-19
- Deteriorating Patient Systems - Flow Chart - CCU Staff Responding to MET & Call for Help during COVID-19
- Deteriorating Patient Systems - Q&A - CCU Staff Responding to MET & Call for Help during COVID-19
- Drug Health Services COVID-19 response flowchart for CRWU, ARWU and Westside Lodge Clients 14.05.2020
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- EMR - COVID-19 Admission V0.2 06.08.2020
- EMR - COVID-19 Daily Ward Round V0.2 06.08.2020
- EMR - COVID-19 - Document Diagnosis 15.04.2020
- EMR - COVID-19 - Infectious Risk Alerts V0.5 05.05.2020
- EMR - COVID-19 - Initial Screening Tool 26.05.2020
- EMR-COVID-19-Testing-Ordering-V4-04.08.20
- EMR - COVID-19 Testing - Specimen Collection Process 15.04.2020
- EMR - COVID-19 Respiratory Assessment Clinic Form V0.3 06.08.2020
- EMR - Nursing COVID Assessment 22.05.2020
- EMR - COVID-19 - PCR results in a patient who has had multiple PCRs
- COVID-19 Emergency Medicine Screening Alert V3.0 18.11.2020
- Western Health ED COVID Screening Question v1 13.07.2020
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- Respiratory Protection Program Fit Testing Guideline V1 28.09.2020
- P2/N95 Mask Fit Testing Information for Staff V1 28.09.2020
- External Faith Providers V4 24.08.2020
- Food Services - Meal Ordering Using CBORD Patient App: Information for Clinicians
- Food Services - Meal Ordering Using CBORD Patient App: Information for Patients
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- Infection Prevention - COVID-19 Internal Outbreak Management Workflows V2 04.09.2020
- Patient Infection Prevention Management V7 04.09.2020
- Procedure Storage Check of iPads for Patients in Isolation 06.04.2020
- Storage Check of iPads for Patients in Isolation 06.04.2020
- ICU Surge Proning Team for COVID-19 07-05-2020
- ICU ventilator weaning management of the COVID 19 positive patient with a tracheostomy 29.04.20
- Interpreter - Provision of Language Services V6 02.03.2021
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- Medical Imaging - COVID-19 Medical Imaging Department 17.07.2020
- Medical Imaging - General X-ray on suspected or confirmed COVID-19 inpatients and ED patients 07.04.2020
- COVID-19 Microsite Templates for Upload Requests V5 10.2.2021
- Mobile Phone Guidelines V2 - 20-04-2020
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- Nebuliser - Spacer Usage for Metered Dose Inhaler Therapy 21.04.20
- Nursing and Midwifery COVID-19 WH 12 Hour Shift Agreement 19.05.2020
- Nursing and midwifery COVID-19 12 Hour shift nomination form 19.05.2020
- Nuclear Medicine - Changes to VQ scan protocol – to be performed as perfusion only
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- Patient-and-Guest-Wi-Fi-information
- Patient Care Summary Clinical V2 01.05.20
- Patient Information - Breastmilk and COVID-19 information for staff 02.07.2020
- Patient Information - Factsheet confirmed case coronavirus 20 May 2020
- Patient Information - Coronavirus disease 2019 casual contact. What you need to know.
- Patient Information - Coronavirus (COVID-19) close contact factsheet 20 May 2020
- Patient Information Coronavirus (COVID-19) suspected case - what you need to know 20.05.2020
- Changes to how patients food and belongings are brought into Western Health v3 27.11.2020
- Patient Management - Caesarean Section for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 women 02.07.2020
- Patient Management COVID-19 Transit Routes Sunshine 21.05.2020
- Patient Management COVID-19 Transit Routes Footscray 21.05.2020
- Pathology Testing Priority COVID-19 PCR V4 09.04.2021
- People and Culture - Staff Enquiries 1.4.2020
- People and Culture - Virtual Helpline and Work from Home 24.03.2020
- PPE - WH Covid-19 PPE Guidelines V9.7 17.5.2021
- PPE - Bare Below the Elbows V1 29.10.2020
- PPE - P2/N95 Mask Fit Checking Escalation Process for Staff V1 29.09.2020
- PPE - Everyday things that we need to do differently in a COVID 19 world 6.8.2020
- PPE - Restricted Stores Process V8 25.10.2020
- PPE - Restricted Stores Order Form 25.10.2020
- PPE - Ordering Process for Dry Flocked Nasopharyngeal Swabs 14.04.2020
- PPE - P2 N95 Respirator Mask - Principles of Fit Checking 18.02.2020
- PPE - face mask and eye protection guidance and FAQ 22.07.20
- PPE - Guidance on use of P2-N95 respirators in clinical settings 21.04.20
- PPE - Face Shield Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic V3 23.04.20
- PPE – Aerosol generating procedure poster 17.06.2020
- PPE - Deteriorating Patient Systems PPE guidance poster for all Adult Code Blue activations during COVID-19 period V8.3 17.07.2020
- PPE - Theatre PPE and Staff Movement Guidance V3 11.09.2020
- PPE - Facial Pressure Injuries and Skin Issues from PPE V1.1 26.09.2020
- PPE - Plastic Apron for Standard Precautions v1 06.10.2020
- PPE - Spotter Role Description 21.10.20
- Patient Management - Handling positive COVID-19 results for inpatients V1.2-14.09.2020
- Discharge of a COVID Positive or Suspected Patient V3 17.08.2020
- Safe Use of WH Prayer and Reflection Rooms V1 02.11.2020
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- Contingency Plan for COVID-19 Interruption to Research and Clinical Trials 13.07.2020
- Admission and Transfer of Residential Aged Care Facility Residents QRG V2 15.01.2021
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- Safety with Patient Personal Hygiene Care during COVID-19 V1 12.10.2020
- Student Clinical Placements and COVID-19 QRG V3 10.02.2021
- Self-monitoring- Home isolation guidance. Australian Government. 28.04.2020
- AD24.4 COVID-19 Outpatient and Home Visit Screening Tool 23.04.2021
- Social Distancing at Work 02.04.2020
- Stay Safe- COVID-19 Prevention Tips for you and your family 02062020
- Stay Safe - Scrubs: management of personal and hospital provided work clothes V3 21.4.2020
- Stay Safe - Work Clothes 03.09.2020
- Stay Safe - Keeping safe at work during COVID-19 V8 15.03.2021
- COVID-19 Medical History and Infectious Screening Tool 11052020
- Safe use of respiratory therapy V4.0 10.07.2020
- Western Health COVID Safe Work Plan Attendance Sheet V1 10.08.2020
- FAQ Daily Staff Symptom Check Attendance Log V6 22.4.2021
- Paper Version - Daily Staff Symptom Check and Attendance Log V5 13.02.2021
- COVID Ready - QRG Daily Staff Symptom Check and Attendance Log V9 07.05.2021
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- Environmental Cleaning Disinfection Terminal Clean V6 24.09.2020
- How to collect Nose and Throat swabs for COVID-19 PCR QRG V7 10.07.2020
- Transporting of Patient and Handling of Personal Belonging for Suspected 17.06.2020
- Ward Tracheostomy Management V2 QRG 03.09.2020
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- COVID Ready Western Health Visitation QRG V30 14.05.2021
- COVID Visitor Instructions v2 20.10.2020
- COVID Visitor Checklist v2 20.10.2020
- Allied Health Virtual Visiting V1 26.08.2020
- Vulnerable Staff during the COVID-19 pandemic V4 11.12.2020
- Screening Form for Vulnerable Staff Member at Risk during the COVID-19-Pandemic V7 05.08.2020
- Visitation screening QRG V14 07.05.2021
- Western Health symptomatic visitor handout V2 07.05.2021
- COVID-19 Quick Reference Guide Vaginal Birth (COVID-19 Suspected Confirmed)13.07.2020
- Western Health Visitation Special Exemptions QRG COVID NORMAL V1 16.4.2021
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- Patient-and-Guest-Wi-Fi-information
- Workplace principles for minimising the spread of Covid 19 for Nurses working across multiple units and sites 11.05.2020