26 August 2021
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday/covid-patients-scared-by-delay-in-getting-help/13515200
NSW recorded 1-thousand and 29 COVID cases overnight and three deaths -but as the state hits record numbers of COVID jabs, fully vaccinated Sydneysiders are getting some freedoms back in mid September.
It comes as surging cases force the health system to reach a breaking point.
Dr Clare Skinner is a specialist emergency physician with interests in leadership, advocacy, workplace culture, quality and safety, clinical redesign and health system reform. Her current areas of focus include transformation of the emergency department workforce, improving care of people with mental health symptoms, building positive culture in hospitals, and fostering diversity and inclusion in health services. Clare works as a clinician, manager and educator. She is a frequent contributor to academic journals, mainstream media and medical blogs on topics related to hospital practice and culture. Clare is a regular speaker at emergency medicine and leadership conferences and seminars. She was selected in the Top 50 Public Sector Women NSW in 2018.
