Information to manage suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 in primary care.
Last updated: 15 February 2021
On this page:
- Questions and answers for primary health care workers
- Primary care quick reference guide
- COVID-19 Community Response Framework
- Interim guidance for health staff implementing home care of people not requiring hospitalisation
Health workers can download the Āwhina app to stay up-to-date on the latest information relevant to COVID-19 and the health and disability sector.
Questions and answers for primary health care workers
Primary care quick reference guide
- Primary care quick reference guide (Word, 283 KB)
- Primary care quick reference guide (PDF, 148 KB)
- Updated: 15 December 2020
COVID-19 Community Response Framework
This framework has been developed as a guide for the community health system when moving between different health sector alert levels. Not all information will be relevant to your workplace.
The alert system used for this framework is not the same as the Government alert system. This alert system considers the state in which the local health system is in- this will vary region by region. This means that some activities will continue, reduce or cease depending on the state of your local health system, or it may depend on the needs of your practice population or community, including equity considerations.
The framework was refreshed in September 2020 to incorporate recent learnings, progress and actions. Dr Juliet Rumball-Smith, Chief Clinical Officer-Primary Care provided clinical oversight for the update. The document has had input from clinical leads and sector primary and community groups (list of those consulted in table below).
The intention is to revisit and update this document on a regular basis as the pandemic evolves.
- Community Response Framework (PDF, 422 KB)
- Community Response Framework (Word, 165 KB)
- Updated: 21 September 2020.
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Portfolio |
Clinical Lead |
Sector Contributors |
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Aged Residential Care |
Dr Kathy Glasgow |
NZACA |
DHB GMs Planning and Funding |
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General Practice & Urgent Care |
Dr Juliet Rumball-Smith |
RNZCGP |
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Community Pharmacy |
Andi Shirtcliffe |
Pharmaceutical Society |
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Emergency Ambulance Services (Road and Air) |
Dr Alison Drewry |
Ambulance Providers | |
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Maternity |
Kass Jane |
NZCOM |
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Home Based Support (over 65s) |
Dr Kathy Glasgow |
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Well Child Tamariki Ora (WCTO) |
Dr Timothy Jelleyman |
WCTO Interim Clinical Governance Group |
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Family Planning / Sexual and Reproductive Health |
Dr Juliet Rumball-Smith |
FPNZ Chief Clinical Advisor |
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School Based Health Services (SBHS) |
Dr Timothy Jelleyman |
DHB Portfolio Managers |
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