E-improvements during a pandemic

To negate the difficulty of meeting with staff in between their different rosters, quarantine and leave absence, the 'Orthobox' was implemented by Princess Alexandra Hospital’s Orthopaedics Department as a quick reference point on a shared drive for all orthopaedic medical, nursing, allied health, and administration staff. 
The information that can be accessed on the drive includes the following:
•    education program
•    leave rostering for senior medical officer (SMO), visiting medical officer (VMO), fellows, registrars and principal house officers (PHOs)
•    master on call roster
•    orthopaedic elective theatre templates
•    registrar, PHO, resident and fellow information 
•    unit allocations. 
Access to the drive is linked to a login and by having a centralised location for these read-only documents, we can ensure staff are receiving the same accurate information. The items are updated by single staff members to avoid duplication. This has been extremely helpful when rostering has had to be amended due to quarantine requirements, or changes to clinic or operating theatres at short notice. 
Also, on the back of COVID-19, PAH introduced the QR attendance record (QRAR) application to the department in February 2021. This allowed consultants, fellows, registrars, and PHOs to sign into various meetings as well as consultant led ward rounds. The data can be extracted through Excel and can be used as part of consultant professional development CPD requirements. This also efficiently captures attendance at weekly multidisciplinary meetings.