Information for healthcare professionals

Resources and Guidance 

• Latest advice for healthcare professionals: 17 March 2020
• Coronavirus information for healthcare professionals (NSW Health)
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) resources (DoH)
• COVID-19 Frequently asked questions (NSW Health)
• RACF specific information and guidance (NSW Health) 
• Coronavirus resources for healthcare professionals (DoH)
• Coronavirus Case Definition (NSW Health)
• NSW confrimed cased by Local Health District (NSW Health)

Infection Control 

• Infection Prevention and Control COVID-19 (NSW Health)
• Recommended Guidance on Mask Use (NSW Health)
• Principles of Infection Prevention and Control (RACGP)
• Environmental cleaning and disinfection principles for COVID-19 (NSW Health)
• Preventing and Controlling Healthcare-Associated Infection Standard (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare
• Standard and Transmission Based Precautions (including PPE) (Clinical Excellence Commission)
• Managing pandemic influenza in general practice (RACGP)
• Novel Coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV) – Primary and community Care (Clinical Excellence Commission)
• Correct use of mask information (Clinical Excellence Commission)
• Managing pandemic influenza in the general practice - 3 part document (RACGP):
  • Part 1, A guide for prevention, preparation, response and recovery
  • Part 2, Implementation Guide
  • Part 3, Operational documents

Chief Medical Officer updates

• Latest updates from the Chief Medical Officer (DoH)
• Letter to GPs: 13 March 2020
• COVID Update for GPs: 13 March 2020
• Letter to Specialists: 11 March 2020
• Letter to GPs: 8 March 2020

Coronavirus National Health Plan

The National Health Plan is a collection of resources for the general public, health professionals and industry outlining a range of funding measures the Australian Government is taking to combat coronavirus (COVID-19). 

• COVID-19 National Health Plan: Summary for GPs (by Dr Michael Crampton)
• COVID-19 National Health Plan: Fact Sheets (Dept of Health)