COVID-19 advice and obligations are changing almost weekly at the moment, so it can be difficult for your residential care home to keep policies and procedures up to date.
This is why CompliSpace has put together the COVID-19 Regulatory Changes page, a free, easy-to-use, online resource that sets out the most up-to-date information about your obligations regarding the prevention and management of COVID-19 outbreaks.
In today’s article we provide a quick introduction to what the COVID-19 Regulatory Changes page covers and how you can use it.
The COVID-19 Regulatory Changes page covers the latest:
To make it easy for you to find what you need, the page is organised into seven sections:
The page also provides links to useful articles and templates.
Please note that this page relates to COVID-19 legislative and regulatory updates only. It does not replace the quarterly Aged Care Law Monitor publication that encompasses legislative and regulatory updates in other subject areas. See below for more information on Aged Care Law Monitor.
Here is an extract from the Infection Prevention and Control section of the page:
The page is designed to make it easy for you to see what’s important at a glance. That’s why we use a traffic light system:
Requires action as soon as possible
|
|
Requires action, but not immediately
|
|
|
No action is required due to the nature of the advice/guideline. Your organisation should still be aware of this requirement. |
You can also scan the page for the
Now let’s look at what the rest of the columns mean:
Requirement |
Describes the change or update. This could be a change in law or regulations or a new guideline or directive to be followed. |
States/ Territories Affected |
Tells you whether the change/addition is National (applying to all states and territories in Australia) or only applies to one state or territory. |
Key Dates |
Provides useful information regarding dates, such as:
|
Affected CompliSpace Content |
Tells CompliSpace clients which sections of their content will be affected by the change. |
Overview of Requirement |
Summarises the change/addition and what it means to you. |
Resources |
Links to helpful resources. |
You can make best use of the page by checking in regularly to see what’s new or what’s been changed that you need to understand and possibly act on.
Or ensure you don't miss any new updates by completing the form to receive alerts by email.
Please note that this page relates to COVID-19 legislative and regulatory updates only. It does not replace the quarterly Aged Care Law Monitor publication that encompasses legislative and regulatory updates in other subject areas.
Click here to request the latest edition of Aged Care Law Monitor.
CompliCare is a solution that helps residential aged care providers continuously meet the requirements of the Aged Care Quality Standards and to create a compliance culture that staff will embrace.
Click here to learn more.
CompliSpace specialises in governance, risk, compliance and policy management (GRC&P) solutions for organisations in highly-regulated industries including residential aged care. It helps residential aged care providers meet their obligations so they can focus on their core purpose – caring for consumers and supporting their staff.