Workforce Immunisation for Healthcare Staff

Due to the nature of their work, healthcare staff are at increased risk of encountering, contracting and spreading vaccine-preventable diseases.

To protect healthcare staff and the patients in their care, particularly those who are vulnerable (e.g. young children and older adults), health service organisations are expected to maintain a workforce immunisation program and encourage all staff to be vaccinated (DoH 2019).

Workforce Immunisation in the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards

Workforce immunisation is outlined in Action 3.13 of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, under Standard 3: Preventing and Controlling Healthcare-Associated Infection.