From: Leanne Horvat (South Eastern Sydney LHD)

Sent: Monday, 30 March 2020 3:36 PM

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Subject: Available Theatre Scrubs + FUN SCRUBS FRIDAY

Attachments: FUN SCRUBS FRIDAY_ED STAFF.PDF

Importance: High

Hi everyone

As we are coming into uncertain times, we have been able to procure theatre scrubs for ED staff who are providing direct clinical care to COVID or SUSPECTED COVID patients & are concerned about taking their own scrubs home to be laundered.

In the first instance I would be encouraging all ED staff to utilise their own issued scrubs – as this will save theatre scrubs for when we really need them in a few weeks when the pandemic hits.  

I encourage you all to wear civvies to work and don & doff scrubs at end and beginning of shift, and to take home issued scrubs to launder in warm –hot wash.

Currently change room /shower facilities exist – not sure if all are appropriate:

· Level 1 - Mortuary

· Level 1 – one shower in each M/F toilets near clinical skills room

· Level 3 – Operating Theatres change room

· Level 3 – Periop Unit – could use the unused Periop/old EDO patient rooms – until such time as we surge into it

· Level 4 – RMO quarters

· Maintenance has two showers in each M/F change room and one shower in the accessible toilet.

· Warehouse - one female shower top floor of warehouse and one male shower on warehouse level.

· Executive staff also have put forward a bank of portable shower facilities (like portaloo) for our site (future planning)

The theatre scrubs trolley is located at the rear entrance of ED near medical imaging… there is a toilet located next door which we will commandeer as a staff change room.

Also we have been approved to introduce “FUN SCRUB FRIDAYS” here in ED – which is an opportunity to increase staff morale & make ourselves more personable top patients & visitors during these times as deemed appropriate.

If you have any questions to above, please do not hesitate to come and see me.

Kind regards

Leanne

Leanne Horvat

Nurse Manager | Emergency Department

The Sutherland Hospital & Community Health Services

430 The Kingsway Caringbah NSW 2229
Tel (02) 9540 7133 | Mob 0434 605 424 |

Leanne.Horvat@health.nsw.gov.au
www.seslhd.health.nsw.gov.au

From: Leanne Horvat (South Eastern Sydney LHD)
Sent: Tuesday, 24 March 2020 7:55 AM
To: Jan Heiler (South Eastern Sydney LHD) <Jan.Heiler@health.nsw.gov.au>; Joanne Newbury (South Eastern Sydney LHD) <Joanne.Newbury@health.nsw.gov.au>
Subject: RE: FUN SCRUBS FRIDAY.docx

Thank you J

From: Jan Heiler (South Eastern Sydney LHD)
Sent: Tuesday, 24 March 2020 7:54 AM
To: Leanne Horvat (South Eastern Sydney LHD) <Leanne.Horvat@health.nsw.gov.au>; Joanne Newbury (South Eastern Sydney LHD) <Joanne.Newbury@health.nsw.gov.au>
Subject: RE: FUN SCRUBS FRIDAY.docx

Hi Leanne,

Please just communicate out to your teams through your usual channels.

No need for a brief.

Regards,

Jan Heiler   RN | BHScNursing | MHSM | MACN
Director of Nursing & Midwifery Services | The Sutherland Hospital & Community Health Service

430 The Kingsway, Caringbah NSW 2229
Tel (02) 9540 7781 | Mob 0404 084 339 | jan.heiler@health.nsw.gov.au