- Developing, as appropriate, an update of the Pandemic Plan and operational measures and procedures during the Pandemic COVID-19 in accordance with the Expert Guideline of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic to implement reprofilation of the bed fund in health facilities and other health measures in preparation for the pandemic and at the time of the influenza pandemic number: 19048-1/2009-OKM of 13 August 2009, published in the Journal of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic, amount 33-39, year 57,
- Team training in accordance with the Pandemic Plan.
- Monitoring on a daily basis of information, guidance, decisions and instructions Public Health Office of the Slovak Republic, the competent regional public health office of the Slovak Republic, instructions and implemented measures of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic and self-government, or other government authorities.
- Establishment of a single and secure communication strategy for the communication of information to healthcare professionals and ZZ staff in order to correct and manage the flow of information.
- Establishing a uniform and secure communication strategy for the transmission of information to patients, the legal representative of patients or, where appropriate, persons authorised.
- Establishment of a single and secure communication strategy for the correct, safe and efficient transmission of information to authorised public administrations.
- Sorting patients before entering ZZ and diverting patients suspected of COvid-19 into designated areas to ensure isolation of these patients.
- Provision of visual and textual information upon entry into the ZZ with clear instructions for persons with a potential risk of COVID-19 infection, clearly located in visible places, so that there is no cross-breeding of routes and contacts of persons with COVID-19 or with suspicion of COVID-19 with other persons from entry to the facility.
- The allocation and designation of specially reserved entrances to ZZ, routes, waiting areas for patients suspected of COVID-19 waiting for examination, results of examinations or decision on further procedure.
- Setting up sanitary facilities for patients with COVID-19, separated from those for other patients.
- Provision of protective drapes for patients suspected of COVID-19, which patients will put on at the entrance to the ZZ in order to reduce the spread of virulent particles into the surrounding area, with instructions on their use and hand disinfection in accordance with the guidelines of the Slovak General Hygiene.
- Strict adherence to barrier nursing principles for all patients in the entire healthcare facility without exception, not only for patients with suspected COVID-19 or confirmed case.
- Ensure hand disinfection in waiting rooms and specially labelled containers for potentially contaminated waste such as sanitary handkerchiefs and others.
- Treatment of waste as well as infectious waste.
- The separation and reprofilation of the bed compartments intended for patients with easier COVID-19.
- The separation of separate bed capacity of intensive care for patients COVID-19, in the optimal case with the possibility of filter for staff (in case of necessary reprofilation suitable to place in the operating rooms or post-operative care areas) where the presence of the installation of sufficient electrical sockets, the supply of medical gases, air conditioning equipment with antibacterial filtration and the possibility of adequate decontamination is ensured.
- The allocation of the necessary instrumental technique, which will be exclusively for patients with COVID-19 (e.g. mobile rtg. device, ekg. apparatus, suction devices, USG devices, CT if the provider has such a possibility, patient monitors, etc.) to avoid the potential transmission of COVID-19 disease caused by the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 using identical instrumental techniques for non-infectious patients.
- Ensuring adequate decontamination of premises, instrument equipment, materials that have come into contact with a person suspected of being COVID-19 or a person with whom COVID-19 has been confirmed.
- Ensuring hygienic-operational measures to ensure the diet of patients and employees, with particular regard to the diet and hygiene of patients with COVID-19 so as to avoid potential contamination and transmission of infection to healthy (non-infectious) patients and healthcare professionals.
- Ensuring hygienic-operational measures for handling and handling laundry, bedding to prevent the spread of infection by this route.
- Updating or modification of operating orders, fire-fighting plans, evacuation plans related to COVID-19.
- To limit, where appropriate, the suspension of planned operational health performances, planned hospitalisations or suspensive diagnostic procedures for patients who do not require urgent medical care in order to reduce the operational, material and personnel burden of the medical facility which could limit the provision of urgent medical care. Please also publish information about their cancellation on your website or other forms of mass communication (SMS, push notifications, social networks, media).
- Operational arrangements for human resources management in order to create sufficient staffing capacity to ensure the provision of urgent health care, as well as backup personnel capacities according to ZZ operational options, for the failure of health teams due to quarantine or disease affecting the treating staff (to prepare schedules in which order and which healthcare professionals will, if necessary, profile for intensive medicine work and develop training plans).
- A strict ban on visits to a medical facility.
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