Cobram District Health

From July 24th, NCN Health has reduced visiting hours in line with the directions from the Victorian Government. The number of visitors permitted to visit a person in hospital or residential aged care,  in most cases, is one visitor, for one hour per day. 

These directions have come from the Victorian Government and are related to the declared State of Emergency in Victoria.

• All visitors will be screened prior to entry for signs of COVID-19. Do not visit if you are unwell
• Maintain 1.5m distance from residents, patients, employees and other visitors
• Children under the age of 16 are not permitted in Residential Aged Care

​Please consider using alternatives to visiting such as phone calls and video chat where possible. ​

​From May 1st no one will be allowed on the premises of any residential aged care facility within NCN Health if they do not have an up to date vaccination against influenza. We are committed to protecting the Health and Safety of our residents. These restrictions are in line with the Public Health and Wellbeing Act and will apply to everyone including staff, health care workers, visitors, contractors, health practitioners and volunteers.

Proof of vaccination:
All visitors to NCN Health Residential Aged Care facilities must provide proof of vaccination prior to entry. This applies to NCN Health staff, visitors, health practitioners, volunteers, contractors and others (for example, cleaners, tradespeople, gardeners, maintenance staff).
 
NCN Health is required to take all reasonable steps to ensure that a person does not enter or remain on the premises if they do not meet the influenza vaccination requirements. NCN Health will seek appropriate evidence of immunisation status from individuals seeking to enter the service. When you attend your appointment please request evidence in the form of:

• statement or record from a health practitioner; or
• an immunisation history statement available from Medicare online or the Express Plus Medicare mobile app. 
• statutory declaration

To book your flu vaccination, please contact your local GP. 

• ​All visitors will be screened prior to entry. 
• All visitors will be asked the purpose of their visit (eg. visiting Residential Aged Care) 
• Visitors who are visiting Residential Aged Care will be asked to provide evidence of flu immunisation 
• All visitors will be asked their first name, surname and contact number (to assist with contact tracing if required

​Visitors cannot visit if the answer is YES to any of the questions below; 
  a)  have been diagnosed with coronavirus and have not been discharged from isolation
  b)  have arrived in Australia within the last 14 days
  c)  have recently come into contact with a person who has a confirmed case of coronavirus
  d)  have symptoms of acute respiratory infection (sore throat, cough, fatigue or tiredness, runny nose, loss of sense of smell or taste, breathlessness,               fever or chills)
  e)  have a temperature over 37.5 degrees