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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