On the 2nd Anniversary of Gayle’s Passing, A message from the Woodfords

We were pleased with Australian Story on Monday 5th March, it was done very professionally. Mayeta, the Australian Story Journalist was very caring, not pushy or demanding. Thank you to all the people who were involved and those who were on the program. Their stories had to be told because unfortunately it is still happening in remote Australia.   We also hope the Federal Government will take action because we believe it is not ‘if’ but ‘when’ it will happen again.   Yours Sincerely The extended Woodford Family In memory of Gayle and her ultimate sacrifice to the job she loved, PLEASE CONTACT the Federal Minister of Health Greg Hunt, and ask him to provide Remote Area Health providers with the Duty of Care they deserve, to be as safe at work as possible, asking for #Gayleslaw to be recognised Nationally.  Phone - (02) 6277 7220  Facsimile - (02) 6273 4146  Email: Minister.Hunt@health.gov.au #Gayleslaw Encompasing: - Abolishing single nurse posts - Ensure no nurse is working alone – call outs should always have a second person present - Phone system/processes that work effectively and manage calls and visits - Ambulance tracking - Ensure that community members/patients do not come to the nurse’s house for treatment - Ensure appropriate responses to nurses’ concerns from employers – including action – and a process for escalating concerns to a level where action will be taken - Establish effective reporting systems, a national notification system, data collection, identification of hot spots and areas of inaction - Ensure a culture of zero tolerance of violence towards nurses and mechanisms to deal with perpetrators of violence that will stop further incidents - Ensure that employers implement and enforce agreed mechanisms for these issues - Ensure community members are engaged, involved and support the process