Information on COVID-19 for the health sector including the case definition and testing guidance, use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and guidance for health service providers.
COVID-19: Information for health professionals
In this section
- Guidance and factsheets to support health professionals managing COVID-19. Read more
- Information and guidance on COVID-19 for aged care, disability support and hospice care providers at different Alert Levels. Read more
- You can find information on this page to know how to operate safely. It includes your responsibilities for contact tracing, getting staff back to work, cleaning and the use of personal protective equipment. Read more
- Health workers can use Āwhina to stay up to date on the latest COVID-19 information and receive notifications when information is updated. Read more
- Information and guidance on cancer and screening services during the COVID-19 response. Read more
- Case definition and testing guidance for COVID-19 for health practitioners based on expert advice from the Ministry of Health's Technical Advisory Group. Read more
- Information on government-funded temporary accommodation for those front-line workers who need to stay away from their homes during COVID-19. Read more
- Information for the Maternity services sector Read more
- Information on international aeromedical transfer of non-COVID-19 patients, and on international or domestic medical transfer of patients with COVID-19 or who meet the clinical and higher index of suspicion criteria for COVID-19. Read more
- Guidance and information for mental health and addiction professionals managing services during the COVID-19 response. Read more
- Information on medicine and supply issues and pharmacy licensing during the COVID-19 response. Read more
- Information on the use of personal protective equipment in a range of health care settings Read more
- Information to manage suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 in primary care. Read more
- Information for recording COVID-19 in a patient's health record. Read more
- The Ministry of Health is seeking expressions of interest from health and disability workers who are looking for paid work, or health organisations who need to employ extra workers as part of the response to COVID-19. Read more
- Information to help manage patients and reporting. Read more
- Guidance to support safe decision-making and planning for Well Child Tamariki Ora (WCTO) services during COVID-19. Read more