Use telehealth appointments, if this is feasible.Contact patients before presenting to ensure they do not attend if they have any COVID-19 symptoms or have been identified as a close or casual contact, and to wear a mask when attending.Help our public health officials by encouraging your patients and the people in your communities to stay at home.To help healthcare facilities to assess staff who have been exposed to COVID-19.įor hospital outbreaks please refer to the Hospital IAP Advice for primary healthcare during the Delta outbreak
Health Care Worker COVID-19 Risk Assessment Matrix It is important that we maintain high rates of testing to ensure any new cases or outbreaks are identified and managed rapidly. Healthcare workers are at high risk of exposure to COVID-19. NSW Health is currently responding to a number of COVID-19 outbreaks across NSW.
