How to assist your patients with their COVID-19 enquiries

Advice for your patients taking care of themselves at home

Share the below link or print out a factsheet for your patient from Health Resource Directory

How to manage COVID-19 at home

RACGP fact sheets includes information about:

• COVID-19 symptoms, and when a COVID-positive person should an ambulance
• Isolating at home
• Mental health care while isolating
• Ending isolation, including advice on long COVID

RACGP - Managing COVID-19 at home with assistance from your general practice

For COVID-19 testing locations throughout South Western Sydney

Visit the COVID-19 testing page on this website or get your patient to call the National Coronavirus hotline on 1800 020 080.

For COVID-19 vaccination locations throughout South Western Sydney

• Visit the COVID-19 vaccinations page on this website
• Tell your patient about the COVID-19 Vaccines Eligibility Checker website  (healthdirect.gov.au) to discover what vaccines they are eligible for and what venues to book through. 
• Alternatively, get your patient to call the National Coronavirus hotline on 1800 020 080.

Decision aid: Should I get the COVID-19 vaccine?

Use the NCIRS 'Decision support tool' to help vaccine-hesitant patients make an informed decision.

The five-step tool provides information about the virus, compare the risks, check a personal risk profile, consider what matters the most.

Go to NCIRS Decision Aid