Acting KDHS chief executive Wendy Ross said the changes were made while recognising that the community needed access to medical support at all times, and KDHS was required to play an increasing role in supporting local people obtaining more of their healthcare closer to home.
“To maintain sustainability, and to improve workload and work-life balance, KRC will provide the on-call service to KDHS from Mondays to Thursdays 8am until 11pm, and Fridays 8am until 5pm.
“To supplement this, a roster of locum doctors will provide in person medical support on weekends and public holidays from 8am to 8pm, and an on-call service from 8pm to 8am,” Ms Ross said.
My Emergency Doctor continues to provide virtual online medical support for selected patients overnight.
“Our skilled nursing staff will continue to provide 24-hour care in conjunction with these services.
“We thank KRC for their past 40-plus years of dedications, and ongoing commitment to the Kyabram community and want to assure the public that KDHS will continue to work with our staff and service providers to provide the best healthcare possible,” she said.
Ms Ross said KDHS would continue to work with GV Health and its regional partners to strengthen and review all medical services, which are under pressure due to unprecedented demands.
“We will closely monitor the impact of these changes through our clinical quality and safety program, and we welcome feedback from the community at all times through https://www.kyhealth.org.au/feedback/ or (03) 5857 0200.
“This new arrangement will start on July 1, 2022,” she said.
