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Lessons for Workforce Disaster Planning from the First Nosocomial Outbreak of COVID-19 in Rural Tasmania, Australia: A Case Study
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 7982, p 7982 (2021), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 18, Issue 15
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2021.
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Abstract
- The identification and announcement of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a global issue. Disaster preparedness for internal and external threats is inherent within health care environments and requires agile thinking and swift remediation. Nosocomial infection is a risk for recipients of care, especially in hospital settings, which has implications for workforce planning. The aim of this case study was to examine the community response to the internal disaster of the first nosocomial COVID-19 outbreak within an Australian rural health care environment. A critical discourse analysis method was adopted to generate and analyse data collected from three different media platforms during a six-week period. Four main themes were distilled: actions and intent, loss, well-being and recognising choice, and community action. Phase two of the study interrogated these themes to expose the power positioning of speakers and their relationships to the audiences. Strengthening communication with local communities within health care environments must be a priority in any future rural workforce disaster preparedness planning. Maintenance of trust with health service provision and delivery in rural communities is imperative. The inclusion of a robust communication plan within any risk management strategy that meets the needs of the local users of health services is mandatory.
- Subjects :
- Rural Population
workforce
020205 medical informatics
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
coronavirus
Disaster Planning
02 engineering and technology
Tasmania
Article
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Global issue
Health care
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Pandemics
Risk management
Cross Infection
SARS-CoV-2
communication
business.industry
Australia
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
COVID-19
nosocomial
health
critical discourse analysis
Public relations
sustainability
Hospitals
Workforce
Sustainability
Workforce planning
community
Medicine
Rural Health Services
rural
business
Inclusion (education)
Agile software development
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16617827 and 16604601
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 7982
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0008667a87b22d3fcd1fe0bf7d46a5cf