ACCESS
Aspen Medical has been engaged by the Australian Government to establish a pool of pre-qualified and trained locum staff to support the aged care industry in the event of staff losses during the COVID-19 outbreak, under the program name ACCESS (Aged Care Clinical and Essential Support Services). Staff positions are to cover, but not necessarily be limited to, a number of aged care roles:
- Clinical and Supervisory staff
- Nurses
- Allied health workers
- Care support workers
- Cooks
- Cleaners
- Hospitality Workers
- Meals delivery
- Food preparation in the home
- Telephone/web chat, and
- General administration.