When WA’s borders do eventually open (or if COVID takes a hold in WA prior to this), there are various safety processes that will need to be implemented at the Dunsborough and Wembley clinics.
With all these processes in place, I hope that we can keep our families safe and healthy, and also minimise the inconvenience of having your Osteopathic appointment cancelled by WA Health (and needing to wait 6-9 weeks for another - particularly in Wembley).
Thank you.
- Please do not attend the clinic if you have a fever, cough, sore throat, difficulty breathing or blocked runny/nose, have been a known close contact of a COVID positive person, or have been at a known exposure site. Providing the clinic with as much notice as possible will assist others waiting for an appointment - however minimal notice is perfectly fine if you become unwell close to your appointment time.
- Mask requirements - because Osteopathic treatments last more than 15 minutes and are closer than 1.5 meters distance, the Federal Health Dept classifies this as a high risk of COVID transmission. In order to reduce transmission risk classification from high to low (ie not a close contact), the following changes are recommended. Following these recommendations may reduce the chances of the clinic being automatically closed by WA Health each time a close contact of a COVID positive person attends. (a) An Osteopath will wear a N95 mask and safety glasses at all times. (b) Vaccinated patients are to wear a N95/P2 mask, surgical mask, or cloth mask (if it has extra filter layers incorporated). (c) It will be mandatory for any unvaccinated patient to wear a N95/P2 mask during their treatment. Australian made P2 (European assessed N95 (US) equivalent) face masks can be purchased online at www.ppetech.com.au. If you haven’t been able to source a N95/P2 mask at your time of treatment, then one will be supplied to you for $7 along with a paper bag so you can store in your glove box for your next visit (the mask will be usable for 5-6 such visits).
- At the Wembley clinic, SafeWA check-in will be available upstairs just before you enter the treatment room itself, plus a hand written check-in inside if you forget your phone. At the Dunsborough clinic it will be at the front door. Sanitiser will be made available.
- The clinic will be a linen free zone, except for towels supplied by myself for treatment purposes.
- All touched surfaces in the treatment room will be sanitised between each treatment, and as usual thorough hand washing will happen between treatments.
- If you have been out and about (and potentially exposed to COVID), and a clean set of clothes is possible - then that would be greatly appreciated (but not mandatory).
- You may prefer to wait in your car (instead of the waiting room) - if this is the case, then sent a text message when you arrive, and I will reply when the treatment room is free - you can then walk straight in.
With all these processes in place, I hope that we can keep our families safe and healthy, and also minimise the inconvenience of having your Osteopathic appointment cancelled by WA Health (and needing to wait 6-9 weeks for another - particularly in Wembley).
Thank you.
