Helping bring vaccinations closer to home
HSS has played a vital role in making COVID-19 vaccinations more accessible in the community by supplying ICT and devices for a converted police booze bus that can be deployed to new pop-up vaccination clinics.
Unveiled by the Premier last week, the Roll Up for WA bus will travel throughout the State to transport COVID-19 vaccines and staff to pop-up clinics and provide Western Australians with an easy and convenient way to receive their COVID-19 vaccination.
The HSS ICT Field Support team provided mobile ICT kits for clinic administration and nursing staff to check-in, record people’s vaccinations and arrange bookings for second dose appointments.
The mobile ICT kit was the brainchild of HSS Service Operations Consultant Damian Pacecca who receives many requests to provide ICT equipment for the vaccination rollout.
Damian’s idea was to build 5 portable ICT kits, each comprising 4 laptops, 8 tablets, 3 wi-fi hotspots and charging devices for ongoing use on the mobile clinic.
“With more-and-more people needing to be vaccinated, I was getting regular requests to provide ICT equipment, so I suggested building mobile ICT kits to simplify the process for both myself and the other agencies involved,” Damian said.
“The kits will be used in the vehicles but can also be carried to locations that can only be accessed by foot. So, I sourced robust, portable, protective cases and fit them with the ICT equipment to ensure that clinic administration and nursing staff can easily access and use the devices.”
Acting Director ICT Service Operations Liz Sinclair praised Damian and the ICT Field Support team’s ongoing commitment to supporting WA’s vaccination rollout.
“Damian’s initiative to build the mobile ICT kits will save a lot of time for us and other agencies,” Liz said.
“The ICT Field Support team’s dedication to the vaccination rollout has been invaluable in setting up state-run vaccination clinics and community vaccination hubs, and it’s terrific to see HSS working together with our customers to come up with innovative solutions.”
Thank you to our ICT Field Support team members for continuing to be a critical part of helping the community #RollUp4WA!