Safe Patient Care Act
Safe Patient Care Act
In compliance with the Safe Patient Care Act (Nurse to Patient Ratios) Amendment Act 2019, Castlemaine Health rosters nurses according to the information below.
Mixed wards
Geroe Acute/Maternity 20 beds
- Name of the mixed ward: Geroe
- Total number of occupied beds in the mixed ward: 20 beds (3 Birthing Suite/Postnatal and 17 Acute)
- Expected number of occupied beds in each portion of the ward during the following six month period: 15
- Different ratios that apply to each portion are as follows:
| Shift | Birthing suite | Postnatal | Acute |
| AM | 1 midwife (on-call) | 1:4 | 1:5 plus in charge |
| PM | 1 midwife (on-call) | 1:4 | 1:6 plus in charge |
| Night | 1 midwife (on-call) | 1:6 | 1:10 plus in charge |
This information is correct at 28 February 2023.