A phone conversation with my GP this am left me feeling very disheartened: she works at a health service at a major Sydney Uni; staff still wearing baggy blues (from reports - haven't had an in-person appointment since Jan as I knew their protections were inadequate); she... 1/
wasn't aware of air quality measures; when I expressed my very legitimate concern about attending in-person appointments she went on to say that she's concerned about my 'profound anxiety', 'COVID is going to be here for a long time yet, like the flu, 'do I want to see a... 2/
psychologist for my anxiety?'... to which I replied I don't need a psychologist I need health providers to take seriously their WHS obligation to protect their patients & staff from a serious, wholly preventable airborne virus.
I have a right to attend healthcare... 3/
I have a right to attend healthcare... 3/
appointments free from the risk of getting COVID.
The @RACGP Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines state 'Employers & managers have a responsibility under work health & safety laws to protect their staff from injury at work.' (WHS law also state employers have a...4/
The @RACGP Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines state 'Employers & managers have a responsibility under work health & safety laws to protect their staff from injury at work.' (WHS law also state employers have a...4/
primary duty of care to protect all others attending the workplace - see section 19 attached).
Using the risk matrix provided in the @RACGP IPC guidelines to assess COVID: any reasonable person would have to assess consequences of a COVID infection to be 'extreme'...5/
Using the risk matrix provided in the @RACGP IPC guidelines to assess COVID: any reasonable person would have to assess consequences of a COVID infection to be 'extreme'...5/
- given consequences of an infection can be death & serious organ damage. And even if the likelihood was rare - which it isn't - then the matrix determines that the risk is high, which means ... 'This is serious and must be addressed immediately' ... 6/
Why hasn't it the risk been in GP settings been taken seriously & immediately addressed? @RACGPPresident
Why is it the case, 3 yrs into a global pandemic of an airborne virus, that I can't trust that I won't get infected when visiting my GP? Why don't they know better? ...7/
Why is it the case, 3 yrs into a global pandemic of an airborne virus, that I can't trust that I won't get infected when visiting my GP? Why don't they know better? ...7/
My GP, by not wearing N95/P2 respirators isn't even following the very inadequate advice (doesn't mention anything to do with improving air quality) given in the @RACGP IPC guidelines re: airborne precautions. It is just incomprehensible to me that this is even an issue... 8/
Why is this happening? Why haven't GPs spearheaded the implementation of comprehensive airborne protections? Seriously! I shouldn't have to be educating my GP about the mechanisms of COVID transmission, measures to prevent transmission & their WHS obligations to protect pts... 9/
from infection. I've had it w/ gaslighting statements about my very rational & protective 'profound anxiety'. Pls advise @RACGPPresident what action your organisation is taking to protect everyone's right to receive GP healthcare free from the risk of COVID?
#CovidIsNotOver
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#CovidIsNotOver
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