Frontline healthcare workers in Bacchus Marsh and Melton will have another line of defence from violence and abuse.
Djerriwarrh Health Service has been granted $240,000 for a security upgrade at its Bacchus Marsh and Melton campuses as part of the statewide safety campaign assisting 46 hospitals and mental health facilities.
Western Victoria MP Jaala Pulford said the grant would be used to install a mobile duress system.
Ms Pulford said the latest round of funding from the Health Service Violence Prevention Fund would improve the safety of staff, patients and visitors.
“This security upgrade at the Bacchus Marsh and Melton campuses will help improve the safety and peace of mind of people working at the two campuses,” Ms Pulford said.
She said it would also send a message that frontline health workers were valued and respected.
“It’s never acceptable to attack or abuse our frontline health workers and that’s why the Labor government is giving our hospital and mental health facility staff the equipment, infrastructure and technology that keeps staff, patients and visitors safe,” Mr Pulford said.
The government recently announced tougher statutory minimum prison sentencing laws so anyone who attacks and injures an emergency worker would receive a custodial sentence.
