SA Pathology coronavirus testing station rollout bungle adds to Pinnaroo clinic workload
ABCThe establishment of a dedicated COVID-19 testing station at Pinnaroo has been welcomed, but a local health clinic says its staff have been left to resolve issues such as accommodation and bookings. Key points: A dedicated COVID-19 testing clinic opens at Pinnaroo A local health clinic has been left to manage bookings and even find a health worker accommodation Remuneration is being sought for additional administrative work on top of its general practice SA Pathology sent health workers to the border town this week to set up a dedicated testing tent for screening cross-border residents. But Mallee Border Health Centre operator and nursing practitioner Di Thornton said it was her private practice staff who were left scrambling to sort out logistics, including finding accommodation for a worker and handling telephone bookings. "Ever since the cross-border bubble came into being we have called for a dedicated COVID testing station and it's taken an inordinate amount of time to get this up and running," Ms Thornton said.
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