Informing COVID service responses that impact on rehabilitation care

Health service preparations and subsequent system-level responses to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in major challenges for staff and consumers across service contexts. In 2020, as part of planning and preparations for the anticipated “first-wave” in Queensland, rehabilitation and sub-acute units were earmarked to free up space and increase capacity for vital COVID-19 activities. Consequently, resourcing for rehabilitation and sub-acute facilities and services was reduced, many units had staff sent to other wards, some were relocated to other settings or moved off campus, and in many cases, patients were dispersed. Anecdotal accounts suggested that these responses had a negative impact on staff and patients.

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