Re: coronavirus meal tray/utensil management

[Anonymous]

Dear Pam

There is no requirement from WA Health to use disposable crockery or cutlery, or manage food trays differently.

Food service is maintained as per normal routine, with the exception that catering staff do not deliver food tray into a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patient room.

Kindest Regards

Rebecca

Rebecca McCann – Manager Healthcare Associated Infection Unit

Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC)
Department of Health
189 Royal Street, East Perth, WA 6004
T: 9222 0221 | F: 9421 1689 | E: pheoc@health.wa.gov.au
WA Coronavirus hotline 1800 020 080
W: health.wa.gov.au/coronavirus healthywa.wa.gov.au/coronavirus

Hi Pam

At this stage we are using disposable cutlery but no other changes to plates, jugs etc. As long as the food service attendants are performing hand hygiene, there should be no problems.

Kind regards

Julie
Julie Baile | A/Clinical Nurse Specialist
Infection Prevention & Management
South Metropolitan Health Service
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Ground Floor, 11 Robin Warren Drive, MURDOCH WA 6150
Postal address: Locked Bag 100, PALMYRA DC WA 6961
T: 6152 6639/6167 2986 | F: 6152 4894
E: Julie.Baile@health.wa.gov.au
http://www.southmetropolitan.health.wa.gov.au
http://www.fsh.health.wa.gov.au
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Good morning,

I would appreciate any feedback on how meal trays/water jugs etc are being managed for coronavirus patients.
Are any additional precautions being put in place during transportation of contaminated trays from the room to the industrial dishwasher?
Are facilities using disposable plates/cutlery etc.

Thank you in advance.

Kind regards,
Pam

Pamela Boon | Clinical Nurse Manager
Infection Prevention and Management Unit
Royal Darwin Palmerston Hospitals | Top End Health Service

Northern Territory Government
2nd Floor, Royal Darwin Hospital, Rocklands Drive, Tiwi
GPO Box 41326, Casuarina, NT 0811

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