Resources

Resources for Health Professionals

• Updated RACGP Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines (RACGP, Dec 2022)
• ATAGI Clinical guidance for COVID-19 vaccine providers (DoHAC Resource Collection)
• COVID-19 vaccination – Provider resources (DoHAC Resource Collection)
• Therapeutic Goods Association COVID-19 Safety Information (TGA Resource Collection)
• TGA AEFI Case Notification Form (TGA)
• Home-care guidelines for patients with COVID-19 (RACGP, Dec 2021)
• Caring for adults and children in the community with COVID-19 (ACI, Jan 2022)
• Management of COVID-19 Patients in Primary Care Webinar (NBMPHN, 21 Dec 2021)
• Australian guidelines for the clinical care of people with COVID-19 (The Australian National COVID-19 Clinical Taskforce, 22 Dec 2021) 
• COVID-19 vaccines and cancer (DoHAC and Cancer Australia)
• COVID-19 and ARI Infection Prevention and Control (Clinical Excellence Commission)
• COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Handbook (University of Bristol)

Resources for Patients

• Book your Vaccination: Vaccine Clinic Finder
• COVID-19 vaccination – Patient resources (DoHAC Resource Collection)
• Protect yourself and others from COVID-19 (DoHAC Resource Collection)
• COVID-19 advice for parents, students and children (NSW Government)
• Information for people exposed to COVID-19 (NSW Government)
• COVID-19 FAQs (NCIRS)
• What to expect when you have COVID-19 (DoHAC)
• Testing positive to COVID-19 and managing COVID-19 safely at home (NSW Government)
• Testing and managing COVID-19 (NSW Government)
• Caring for low risk COVID-19 positive children (Sydney Childrens Hospital Network)
• Managing COVID-19 at home with assistance from your general practice (RACGP, Dec 2021)
• Managing COVID-19 (healthdirect)
• My Health Connector COVID-19 Support (Practical support for patients who need essential houshold items)

Multilingual Resources

NSW Health has COVID-19 resources available in over 60 languages including Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Filipino Tagalog, Hindi, Italian, Maltese and Spanish. The Department of Health has also made a variety of translated resources available, and their site also has the option to view COVID-19 pages in languages other than English. 

• Consent form for COVID-19 vaccination - other languages (DoH)
• Coronavirus Mental Wellbeing Support Multilingual Languages (Beyond Blue)
• Translated Vaccination Resources (DoHAC)
• COVID-19 resource list (by language) (NSW Health)
• COVID-19 Hope Toolkit – Help Options for Pacific Families in NSW (NCPC Australia)

Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

• National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) Coronavirus updates
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (DoHAC Resource Collection)

Phone Support and Referral

GPs can contact NSW Health to refer or escalate patient care:

• National Coronavirus Helpline on 1800 020 080. This line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (including public holidays) with additional options for priority groups.
• If emergency assessment is needed, call 000 arrange ambulance transfer to the nearest emergency department, ensuring notification of COVID-positive status.