Although the deadline for compliance with the new sterilisation standards for Australia and New Zealand has been extended, hospitals are still required to have plan in place for achieving compliance by the end of 2021.
Most health service organisations will find themselves in need of a temporary infrastructure solution at some point, either because of a planned event, such as refurbishment of the existing facility; or an unexpected event, the Covid-19 outbreak being a recent example.
A resurgence of Covid-19 is putting pressure on the healthcare system in the Australian state of Victoria. In response, the state government has advised hospitals to keep surgical activity at 75% of pre-pandemic levels to ensure there is sufficient capacity to treat Coronavirus patients. But could there be another solution?
Just last week, the Australian State of Victoria saw a new spike in confirmed cases, prompting the Victorian government to bring back tougher restrictions and extend the state of emergency until 12 July. This shows how important it is for hospitals to maintain Covid-19 capacity and a level of preparedness for further outbreaks.
A recent global study estimated that around 400,000 elective procedures may have been cancelled in Australia during the ongoing pandemic. As elective surgery is now restarting, reports in the media have suggested some hospitals are keeping operating theatres empty in preparation for a second wave, causing the backlog to increase further.
A new study, published last week in the British Journal of Surgery, has revealed that over 28 million elective surgeries across the globe may be cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially causing a huge backlog.
Across the world, hospitals have been asked to free up capacity by discharging non-critical patients and ceasing all planned and elective procedures to prepare for the expected spike in Coronavirus related admissions.
In the last few weeks, we’ve seen a number of temporary hospitals housed in converted conference or sports centres announced across the world. The current situation with COVID-19 is exceptional. It is severely testing the resilience of healthcare systems around the globe, and major action is needed urgently to ensure lives are saved.
In response the COVID-19 outbreak, Q-bital has made available some additional modular facilities to support healthcare providers in Europe with capacity planning and the need for increased resilience as a result of the ongoing crisis.
As the coronavirus continues to spread and the number of confirmed cases is increasing, the pressure on Accident & Emergency departments globally is growing
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