All staff can summon assistance by activating a duress alarm.
Hospital security staff located on the same campus as the Mental Health
Centre are part of the Code Black response team, which responds to these alarms
as a matter of priority.
All staff at the Mental Health Centre are encouraged to request the
assistance of security and instigate a Code Black response when they feel
personally threatened or unsafe. Staff are also encouraged to activate a Code
Black early, rather than waiting for a situation to escalate.
Where the nurse unit manager or nurse in charge determines that there is a
heightened level of risk within a mental health inpatient unit, non-clinical
staff may be asked to leave the area or alternatively they may be accompanied
by another staff member when performing their role.
012The Mater Mental Health Centre is also designed to allow all staff to
enter through staff only corridors.
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