COVID-19 General Practice Information Pack

Link to Latest COVID-19 Updates sent by WQPHN

Click here for a list of updates sent to clinicians 

Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccinations

COVID-19 vaccination – Preparing for COVID-19 vaccination (Department of Health) 

Making an informed decision - Weighing up the potential benefits against risk of harm from COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZenica (Department of Health) 

Why do I have to wait 7 days between getting the Influenza (flu) and COVID-19 vaccine? (Department of Health) 

COVID-19 Preparation and Management for Practices

• Checklist - Primary Health Care Service COVID-19 Checklist (WQPHN) 15/11/21
• Reception Checklist during COVID-19 Pandemic (Department of Health) 
• COVID-19 General Practice Preparation Guide (WQPHN) 13/12/21
• COVID-19 Daily Management Plan (WQPHN) 13/12/21
• COVID-19 Triage Response sheet (WQPHN) 15/11/21
• Practice plan - COVID-19 Practice plan sample (WQPHN) 
• COVID-19 Assessment and Management flowchart (Queensland Health) 
• Suggested script for on hold phone message info re: COVID-19 (WQPHN) 15/11/21
• Information for health care and residential care workers (Department of Health)
• Managing abusive client/patient behaviour – Resource List for Health Care Workers (WQPHN)
• Preparedness for CPR during the COVID-19 pandemic National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce and ICEG 
• Basic life support for adults in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic  National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce and ICEG 

Clinical and Public Health Information

• Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) National guidelines for public health units - summarises recommendations for surveillance, infection control, laboratory testing and contact management for coronavirus disease (Department of Health) 
• Australian Health Sector Emergency Response Plan for COVID-19 (Department of Health) 
• COVID-19 information for Queensland clinicians Various links and information (Queensland Health)
• Management of mild COVID-19 (National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce) 
• RACGP - COVID-19 information for GP (RACGP) 19/11/21
• COVID-19 Clearance Certificate Sample Template for General Practice
• Comparison between Cold, Flu and Coronavirus (WHO CDCP)

Notification forms:

• Central West Qld
• North West Qld notification form
• South West Qld notification form

Infection Control and Pandemic Management Guidelines

• Infection control guidance (Queensland Health) 
• Infection prevention control standards RACGP 5^th Edition
• Managing pandemic influenza in general practice RACGP
• Routine Environmental cleaning and disinfection in the community (Department of Health)
• COVID-19 Infection control training Training for Care Workers Across all Health Care Settings (Department of Health)  
• Public Health Laboratory Network guidance on laboratory testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Department of Health) 

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Correct use of PPE (Queensland Health) 
• Information on the use of surgical masks (Department of Health) 
• Distribution of PPE through PHNs (Department of Health) 
• PPE Information for non-inpatient healthcare settings (Department of Health)
• Hand rub and wash poster (WHO)
• P2/N95 masks: Fit-testing fit-checking (Queensland Health)

Telehealth MBS Items

• COVID-19 Temporary MBS Telehealth Services See Fact Sheet (MBS Online) (Department of Health)
• Factsheet for Additional 10 MBS Mental Health Sessions during COVID-19 (Department of Health)
• Nurse Practitioners Fact Sheet (Department of Health) 
• Telehealth-Care Guide (WQPHN) 
• ACRRM telehealth standards (ACRRM Standards Framework)

GP Respiratory Clinics

Over 100 private practice respiratory clinics have been established to provide dedicated services to people with mild to moderate Respiratory or COVID-19 symptoms, in addition to services available within public hospitals and general practices.

For a list of fever and respiratory clinics click here

To find a clinic in your region click here

COVID-19 Posters

• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) messaging about COVID-19 Collection of Resources (Queensland Health)
• PPE and Patient Alert Posters Collection of Posters (RACGP)
• Resources for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people and remote communities Collection of Resources (Department of Health)

 Consumer Information

• Resources for General Public Collection of Information Sheets (Department of Health)
• Multilingual patient and practice resources - COVID-19 (Refugee health Network Queensland)
• What you need to know about COVID-19 (Department of Health) 
• COVID-19 - Local GP advice from North Coast PHN
• Quarantine in government arranged accommodation (Queensland Health)
• Isolation for People who are diagnosed with COVID-19 (Queensland Health) 26/10/21
• Quarantine Fact Sheet (Department of Health)