TRACING RESERVES

The Contact Tracing Reserves is managed by a non-profit group of volunteers. Our aim to identify & prepare a "reserve army" of self-employed health professionals ready to become contact tracers in the event of an emergency... The government acted to shut down the country and restrict activity. But while front-line health workers frantically prepared for the virus to hit, other health professionals in the community found they were not essential. This included private community rehabilitation teams, physiotherapists, dentists, and self-employed ACC treatment providers. We adapted to work remotely with our clients but some of us found we had spare capacity - could we help in some way?