Caring for patients

HealthPathways contains the most up to date information on support for COVID-19 patients.

Your local COVID-19 Case Management HealthPathway is available for clinicians to provide clinical guidance on the assessment, triage and management of COVID-19 positive people in the community.

HealthPathways have been developed for COVID-19 for the Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) region:

• Far North Queensland
• Townsville
• Mackay.

The COVID-19 HealthPathway is regarded as the key source of truth for clinicians relating to COVID-19. If you are a clinician and don’t have access to HealthPathways, please contact the HealthPathways coordinator in your area:

• FNQhealthpathways@health.qld.gov.au
• healthpathwaysTSV@health.qld.gov.au
• MackayHealthPathways@health.qld.gov.au

RACGP resources

• Home-care guidelines for patients with COVID-19 (RACGP)
• Caring for adult patients with post-COVID-19 conditions (RACGP)

• Use Healthdirect's symptom checker.

• Use the Australian Government's Eligibility for oral COVID-19 treatments web page to find out if a patient may be eligible for oral COVID-19 treatments.