Information to manage suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 in primary care.
Last updated: 10 September 2021
On this page:
- Primary care quick reference guide
- Questions and answers for primary health care workers
- COVID-19 Community Response Framework
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Primary care quick reference guide
A summary of information for community healthcare providers involved in assessing and managing undifferentiated respiratory illness and queries regarding COVID-19 risk and need for testing.
- Primary care quick reference guide (Word, 446 KB)
- Primary care quick reference guide (PDF, 657 KB)
- Updated: 6 September 2021
Questions and answers for primary health care workers
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, 412 KB)
- Community Response Framework (Word, 207 KB)
- Updated: 9 September 2021.
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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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The framework has been updated by key teams within the Ministry to reflect changes required for the current Response. Further work will be ongoing to ensure sector input for a more thorough review in the coming months (9 September 2021).