Key information sources – national and state

Australian Government COVID-19 health alert

Australian Government COVID-19 advice for the health and aged care sector. From here you can access:

• Public Health Unit guidelines
• Temporary telehealth Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items
• Electronic prescribing
• Support for pharmacies providing home delivery of prescription medications
• Using personal protective equipment (PPE)
• When you can and cannot work
• When you should be tested
• What employers should do
• Cleaning in the workplace
• Food and water
• Training
• Support for the aged care workforce
• Stay informed
• Resources

Government of South Australia COVID-19 website

SA Health COVID-19 homepage
From here you can access:

• Information for the Community – COVID-19
• Information for Business and Industry – COVID-19
• Information about a positive result for COVID-19
• Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): information for health professionals
• SA Health Response – COVID-19
• COVID-19 Mental Health Support
• Latest Updates – COVID-19
• COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
• Wash, Wipe, Cover and Stop the Spread resources
• COVID-19 Clinics and Testing Centres

Newsletters and updates

NACCHO coronavirus information

Chief Medical Officer GP Updates on Coronavirus
Bi-weekly updates from Professor Brendan Murphy.  > Subscribe Here

SA Health updates for GPs
Dr Danny Byrne has been appointed the SA Health COVID-19 Liaison GP. He is sending out regular updates to SA GPs; practice managers, nurses, allied health etc. also welcome to subscribe.  > Subscribe

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners: Coronavirus information for GPs

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine: COVID-19 support

Resources for health professionals

Australian Government: Resources for health professionals, including aged care providers, pathology providers and healthcare managers

SA Health: COVID-19 information for health professionals

Management of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases

National COVID-19 clinical evidence taskforce: National clinical guidelines for COVID-19

SA Health Public Health Alerts – for current case definition and testing criteria

Australian Government Interim advice on non-inpatient care of persons with suspected or confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), including use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

SA Health Flowchart:
Infection control recommendations with patients with suspected Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) present to Emergency Departments (ED) or General Practitioners (GPs) (under Fact sheets and flowcharts for health professionals) – download PDF

SA Health General Practitioner Fact Sheet:
GP guideline for assessment and testing of patients who telephone the practice seeking care (under Fact sheets and flowcharts for health professionals) – download PDF

SA Health Fact Sheet: Process for ordered self-isolation
(under Fact sheets and flowcharts for health professionals) – download PDF

Infection control

SA Health Flowchart:
Infection control recommendations with patients with suspected Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) present to Emergency Departments (ED) or General Practitioners (GPs) (under Fact sheets and flowcharts for health professionals) – download PDF

Personal protective equipment

Non-inpatient care
Australian Government: Interim advice on non-inpatient care of persons with suspected or confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), including use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

Inpatient care
Australian Government: Interim recommendations for the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during hospital care of people with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Supply of surgical masks via Primary Health Networks

• Country SA PHN
• Adelaide PHN

Other resources

• Safe use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – videos
• Links under Personal Protective Equipment on this SA Health page

Environmental management

SA Health Fact Sheet: COVID-19 environmental management
(under Fact sheets and flowcharts for health professionals) – download PDF

SA Health Fact Sheet: Waste management for health care
(under Fact sheets and flowcharts for health professionals) – download PDF

SA Health Fact Sheet: Respiratory hygiene stations for general practice (under Fact sheets and flowcharts for health professionals) – download PDF

SA Health: Environmental hygiene in healthcare

Pathology and specimen collection advice

SA Pathology: Coronavirus information page

SA Pathology: Collection of respiratory virus specimens – download PDF

Information for patients 

SA Health Patient Information Pack – for people with a positive test for coronavirus (under Fact sheets and flowcharts for health professionals) – download PDF

Residential care facilities

Australian Government COVID-19 guidelines for outbreaks in residential care facilities

Australian Government COVID-19 information for workers in residential aged care facilities

SA Health: Information for aged care residents and families
(under Fact sheets and flowcharts for health professionals) – download PDF

Education and training materials

COVID-19 infection control online training module – for all health care workers in all settings

Safe use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Health promotion resources

Australian Government: COVID-19 campaign resources

SA Health: Wash, Wipe, Cover

SA Health: Stop the spread resources

Information developed by member services

Nunkuwarrin Yunti information on COVID-19

Telehealth resources

Medicare Benefits Schedule: Temporary MBS telehealth services

RACGP COVID-19 telehealth resources

BMJ COVID-19: A remote assessment in primary care (telehealth clinical assessment guide)

Information for the wider community

Australian Government: COVID-19 resources for the general public and industry

SA Health: Information for the community

SA Health: Information for business and industry

Healthdirect: COVID-19

National Coronavirus Helpline (operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week) Phone: 1800 020 080

SA Health COVID-19 Information Line (8am to 8pm, 7 days a week)
Dedicated hotline for South Australians providing local information on COVID-19 1800 253 787

Prescribing

SA Health Fact Sheet: Emergency supply of essential medicines and COVID-19 – download PDF

Australian Government: Electronic prescribing