COVID-19

Brisbane North PHN continues to support primary healthcare in our region by providing services, information and resources to help practitioners support their patients.

Preparing for COVID-19

You should consider how your practice will continue to reduce the risk of COVID-19.

Consider safety measures such as:

screening staff, contractors, customers and other visitors to the workplace for COVID-19 symptoms
keeping accurate and up-to-date employee timesheets and records of attendance at the workplace, such as through a virtual or physical sign-in
maintaining up-to-date contact details for employees, so you can let them know to watch out for symptoms if a colleague gets COVID-19
appropriate use of personal protective equipment for staff exposed to close contact with patients displaying COVID-19 symptoms
implementing physical resources to reduce close contact with patients displaying symptoms of COVID-19 such as personal protective equipment, installing screen barriers and hand cleaning stations at reception, displaying correct hand washing procedures and hand sanitiser in bathroom facilities
regular cleaning and disinfection of the practice in accordance with current guidelines
consider if the natural and mechanical air ventilation strategies could be improved.

Queensland Government COVID-19 Updates

Stay up to date on health alerts, health advice, vaccination, testing, face masks and proof of vaccination relevant to Queensland. The information provides information for:

First Nations people
pregnant women, children and parents
multicultural communities
people with a disability and carers
older Queenslanders
managing COVID-19 in workplaces.

COVID-19 Assessment and Management HealthPathways

Our HealthPathways website provides health professionals with information relating to the management of patients and practice setup. This pathway has been endorsed by State Health Emergency Coordination Centre (SHECC) to guide primary care with the management of COVID-19.

Resources