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Appendix 30 - ICID

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PORTERING DEPARTMENT - CONTINGENCY PLAN<br />

(Plan prepared by Ray Schwender, Portering Co-ordinator, Ext 2131)<br />

FORECASTED PROBLEMS<br />

Staffing plans if 50% of Portering<br />

staff are ill or required for child<br />

care.<br />

Closure of Schools.<br />

Operations that could be<br />

suspended.<br />

Financial cost.<br />

Agreements.<br />

Actions.<br />

ACTIONS<br />

Ask regular staff to do more hours.<br />

Call in Bank staff that may be available.<br />

Admin Bank staff could be used.<br />

Agency could be used if available.<br />

On the day training for ad hoc staff.<br />

Any staff on Annual Leave will be requested back into the<br />

Department and any other Annual Leave planned, will be<br />

cancelled until the outbreak is over and will be honoured at<br />

another time.<br />

Staff contact list is available in the Lodge.<br />

Ask part-time staff to do more.<br />

Ask that staff with children consider alternative solutions to<br />

their childcare, to still be available for work<br />

(Partner/Relative/Friend).<br />

Recycling could be suspended until staff are available.<br />

General waste could be suspended until staff are available.<br />

Medical records notes could be suspended until staff are<br />

available - TBC<br />

Overtime payments may be appropriate to staff who work<br />

over and above what their contracted hours.<br />

Out of hours payments may be required, depending on when<br />

the service demands are.<br />

Time off, in lieu, could be offered.<br />

Medical records have agreed we need to deliver to the<br />

Clinics.<br />

Accommodation have agreed to help with Portering.<br />

Kitchens and Portering have agreed to help each other,<br />

where appropriate.<br />

Pathology and Portering have agreed that only urgent<br />

specimens be picked up immediately. Others to be picked up<br />

as staff are available and the whooshey to be used at all<br />

times<br />

Tele-tracking to be switched off to utilise staff. - TBC<br />

General Porters to stand in for Team Leaders, when<br />

necessary.<br />

Post Room would be one delivery and one collection, with the<br />

possibility of collection points around the Hospital.<br />

Pharmacy, SDU, Laundry urgent requests will be actioned<br />

and all others, when staff are available.

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