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March 30, 2020 Uncategorized

We should always defend doctors & other HCW’s right to not be pushed into unsafe practice, esp when little PPE. If patients have a safer accessible alternative, it must be used first.

It is an odd experience to be publicly thanked by the Federal Health Minister and then chastised by the State

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March 29, 2020 COVID19

Today’s media : there is no disaster that cannot be made harder to handle by the arrival of sick patients into an under prepared facility with no notice to doctors & nurses. Preposterous.

A health problem cannot be solved if there is political interference in placing the patients in the most appropriate facility

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March 29, 2020 COVID19

How to make a cruise ship #Covid19 problem worse by sending them to unprepared private hospitals where HCW will get sick & spread the disease. It is madness.

My initial response from yesterday, Sat 28th March to cruise ships patients bringing #covid19 into Perth PRIVATE hospitals. On first

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March 29, 2020 Uncategorized

Spare a thought for Supermarket workers. “Our lives matter too”.

My heart goes out to all workers. Please look after them when you are probably the only business without viability

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March 28, 2020 COVID19

Trainee doctors don’t want you, or themselves, to die on covid front line. They should be starting their careers fighting with the right masks & gowns & prep – pls buy them some TIME by going to lock down soon & test test test. Haircuts can wait. Tick tock.

I received this from an anaesthesia trainee : the future of our profession. I am an ANZCA trainee currently working

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March 27, 2020 COVID19

Today’s media conference : reduce number of cases, test, prepare. Clear govt strategy & communication might stop strangers from abusing me on the street… Let’s be more Canada than New York. Cruise ships contain humans. Lock it down, test test test in private pathology.

Watch today’s media release here (finally with ASL interpretation).

March 27, 2020 COVID19 / Uncategorized

Frontline news : from Canada, where docs get tested in 5 mins, texted result in a few hours, vs Perth GP who still can’t get staff tested tho the Health Dept says they can. I reckon the GP is telling the truth. Can’t implement = system failed.

Had a chat to a good friend who is an Anaesthetist too, works on the front line in Canada. Canada

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March 26, 2020 Uncategorized

Front line Teacher in distress. They cant get the test their doctor ordered. Police can. Nurse & Dr can. Lock down. Test test test everyone.

Why does WA not test in private to increase capacity so we can be like Queensland who have tested more

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March 26, 2020 Uncategorized

Front line plea to govt : we are standing waiting for an invisible enemy without armour. ‘ZERO’ proper protective masks NOW in Public Hospitals.

A Perth anaesthetist, passionate advocate for excellence, training and her patients, shared this message for the government with me today.

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March 25, 2020 COVID19

Today’s media conference. Lock Down. Test. Prepare. Tell us all. If we avoid overwhelming the hospitals this way, we can save many lives that otherwise will be lost. We know it’s hard but we want you to do it.

I outline in more detail the reasons why we respectfully need from the Government now– transparency – all data on

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