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Box Hill Hospital coronavirus outbreak that sparked northern Melbourne cases highlights flaws in healthcare system, doctor says – ABC News

A doctor on the Victorian Government’s healthcare worker infections taskforce says the Box Hill Hospital cluster that led to an outbreak across Melbourne’s north…

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A doctor on the Victorian Government’s healthcare worker infections taskforce says the Box Hill Hospital cluster that led to an outbreak across Melbourne’s north highlights ongoing weaknesses in infection control standards in hospitals.
Key points:

  • Senior doctor Neela Janakiramanan says infection control guidelines are still not being followed at several hospitals
  • She says some of the concerns being raised by staff members with their superiors are being ignored
  • The state’s head of outbreak management…

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