We Continue to Serve the Community
We continue to provide necessary Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy services. Our services are provided in accordance with the Department of Health, Australia guidelines.
We respect the decisions of our clients, as well as our staff during this time. We continue to uphold our values of trust, compassion & care within the community.
Staff Education
Our staff are following the guidelines and practices recommended by the Federal Department of Health and QLD Health.
Covid-19 Response Plan
Purpose
This Response Plan is in line with the Australian Federal Government national guidelines regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, as it is necessary to minimise transmission of COVID-19 within the community.
Agnes Studio will continue to serve our clients. However, our priority is to focus on preserving the health and safety of the people we are responsible for. This includes our team members, their families and our clients.
The development of this plan is to ensure our organisation is well prepared to engage in the national response to COVID-19.
Description
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses known to cause respiratory infections. These can range from the common cold to more serious diseases. This new coronavirus is named COVID-19.
COVID-19 can spread via droplets from person-to-person, usually when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The droplets are heavy, so they settle on surfaces. If you touch a surface contaminated with droplets, such as a door handle, and then touch your eyes, nose or mouth, the virus can enter the body.
Although information is changing daily, the common signs of novel coronavirus are:
Fever
Coughing (Dry Cough)
Fatigue
Shortness of breath
Thick mucus or phlegm being created in the lungs
Sore throat
Policy & Response Plan
Agnes Studio will implement our COVID-19 Response Plan to ensure all staff members and contractors are supported if a COVID-19 case is identified within, or connected to, our organisation. Agnes Studio will follow government mandated advice should An Agnes Studio staff member be diagnosed with COVID-19 or A confirmed case of COVID-19 is identified in a visitor to the Practice
In the event an Agnes Studio staff member is diagnosed with COVID-19, we will follow all appropriate and current government procedures. We will instruct all staff members and patients/participants who have been in contact and/or have been in the same area as the staff member with COVID-19 to seek appropriate medical advice, to be tested for COVID-19, and to self-isolate where appropriate.
Prevention
Within the practice
A maximum of 1 person per square meter at any one time
There are hand sanitation stations on entry and in treatment areas
COVID safe information and hygiene protocols are posted on entry to the facility
Areas where social distancing is difficult to observe, Have been marked
COVID safe questionnaires for clients and new patients prior to treatment
If clients are early, we have a designated waiting area separate to the treatment areas, or we may ask them to wait in their car until their appointment
Treatment equipment is sanitised between client treatments and reformer sessions
For Staff
There are preventative measures staff can take to protect themselves from infection and help prevent the spread of infections and viruses to others. These measures include practising good respiratory and hand hygiene, such as:
Cleaning hands with soap and water (for a minimum 20 seconds) or alcohol-based hand rubs or sanitisers
wearing of masks is when required by the government
Avoiding touching your face
Avoiding handshaking and other physical greetings
Covering your nose and mouth with a tissue or flexed elbow when coughing or sneezing
Avoiding contact with anyone who has symptoms such as fever, a cough, sore throat, fatigue and shortness of breath
Staying home if you are unwell
Regularly clean shared high-touch surfaces, e.g. tables, benches, doorknobs computers
As a standard precaution, stay at least 1.5 metres away from other people coughing or sneezing with flu-like symptoms
Social distancing in the workplace
Social distancing is critical as COVID-19 is most likely to spread from person-to-person
For Clients
The following actions help reduce risk at work:
Stay at home if you are sick
Do not attend large gatherings
avoid handshaking and other physical greetings
Hold meetings via video conferencing or phone call
Defer large face-to-face meetings
Hold essential meetings outside in the open air if possible.
Eat lunch outside
Clean and disinfect shared high-touch surfaces regularly and use hand sanitiser.
Consider opening windows and adjusting air conditioning for more fresh air
Wash hands between each patient/participant
Wipe down with disinfectant any equipment immediately after use