COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS PROCEDURES

• Getting physical wards ready and managing staff rotations on COVID-19 wards

• Staff were risk-assessed and clinical staff divided into multi-disciplinary teams

• Nurses were similarly divided into teams, and allocated to the wards as they opened

• Ensuring there were always wards available as the amount of cases increased

• Patients suspected of having the disease were also isolated in specific wards while waiting for test results

• The management team ensured there was adequate PPE for staff, and consumables and linen for patients

• The operating theatre was reorganised for operations on COVID-19 patients

• As staff started to become ill,

relief teams were organised

• A wellness team was established to provide counselling and support to staff