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) 3 pages – Updated 10/04/21

Making an informed decision (Department of Health) 4 pages – Updated 16/04/21

Why do I have to wait 14 days between getting the Influenza (flu) and COVID-19 vaccine? (Department of Health) – Updated 08/04/21

COVID-19 Preparation and Management for Practices

• Checklist - Primary Health Care Service COVID-19 Checklist (WQPHN)
• Reception Checklist during COVID-19 Pandemic (Department of Health) 17/12/20
• COVID-19 General Practice Preparation Guide (WQPHN) 01/04/20
• COVID-19 Daily Management Plan (WQPHN) 01/04/20
• COVID-19 Triage Response sheet (WQPHN) 01/04/20
• Practice plan - COVID-19 Practice plan sample (WQPHN) 01/04/20
• COVID-19 Assessment and Management flowchart (Queensland Health) Updated 05/03/21
• Suggested script for on hold phone message info re: COVID-19 (WPHN)
• Information for health care and residential care workers (Department of Health)

Clinical and Public Health Information

• GP Assessment and management of patients with suspected COVID-19 (Queensland Health) Updated 05/03/21
• 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) 65 Pages 04/03/21
• Australian Health Sector Emergency Response Plan for COVID-19 (Department of Health) 10 Pages
• COVID-19 information for Queensland clinicians Various links and information (Queensland Health)
• Management of mild COVID-19 (National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce) 14/05/20
• RACGP - COVID-19 information for GP (RACGP) 24/04/21
• COVID-19 Clearance Certificate Sample Template for General Practice
• Comparison between Cold, Flu and Coronavirus (WHO CDCP)
• 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 - Updated 25/02/21
• Basic life support for adults in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic  National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce and ICEG - Updated 25/02/21

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) 01/03/21
• 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) 4 Pages 27/11/20
• 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) 15 Pages Updated 24/02/21

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Correct use of PPE (Queensland Health) 2 Pages 3/06/20
• Information on the use of surgical masks (Department of Health) 14/04/20
• Distribution of PPE through PHNs (Department of Health) 31/08/20
• PPE Information for non-inpatient healthcare settings (Department of Health) 23/09/20
• 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) 18/09/20
• Telehealth-Care Guide (WQPHN) 2020 
• 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.

There are five clinics in the WQPHN Region - view clinic list here

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)
• COVID-19 vaccination – Phase 1b multicultural communities’ poster (Department of Health) 1 page – Updated 12/04/21
• COVID-19 vaccination – vaccine rollout phase 1b poster (Department of Health) 1 page – Updated 12/04/21

 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) Updated 6/04/21
• Advice for people in Residential Aged Care Facilities and Visitors (Department of Health) Updated 23/04/21
• 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)
• Quarantine Fact Sheet (Department of Health)