Clinical guidance and resources

Aged care

• Discharging new and returning residents to aged care facilities during COVID-19
  Published: 15/04/2020 | Last reviewed: N/A

Cancer and BMT

• (Under development) Guidance for surgery for head and neck cancer
• (Under development) Information for Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Haematology patients

Child and family health

• Guidance for Child and Family Health Services
  Published: 8/04/2020 | Last reviewed: N/A

Drug and therapy

• Interim guidance on the use of antiviral therapy
  Published: 26/03/2020 | Last reviewed: Under review

Emergency department

• Emergency Department – PPE Quick Reference Guide
  Published: 27/04/2020 | Last reviewed: 26/04/2020

Handling of deceased patients

• Reporting of COVID deaths to the coroner
  Published: 31/03/2020 | Last reviewed: 22/04/2020
• Handling of deceased bodies by hospital staff
  Published: 3/04/2020 | Last reviewed: 17/04/2020
• NSW State Coroner's Advice: Identification of Deceased
  Published: 21/04/2020 | Last reviewed: N/A

Intensive care unit (ICU)

• The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) - COVID-19 Guidelines
  Published: 26/02/2020 | Last reviewed: Under review
• Adult ECMO (extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation) in COVID-19 pandemic
  Published: 26/03/2020 | Last reviewed: 9/03/2020
• NSW adult intensive care pandemic response planning
  Published: 26/03/2020 | Last reviewed: 9/03/2020

Maternity

• Guidance for maternity and newborn care
  Published: 26/03/2020 | Last reviewed: 20/04/2020
• Guidance for parents concerning infants and COVID-19
  Published: 26/03/2020 | Last reviewed: Under review
• Guidance for neonatal services
  Published: 17/04/2020 | Last reviewed: N/A

Non-Government organisation

• Guidance: Process for NSW Health funded Non-Government Organisation providers to request Personal Protective Equipment
  Published: 16/04/2020 | Last reviewed: 20/04/2020

Oral health

• (Under development) position statement about public dental services

Paediatrics and youth

• The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne: Covid-19 Clinical Practice Guidelines
  Published: 21/04/2020 | Last reviewed: N/A

Palliative care

• Advance care planning
  Published: 3/04/2020 | Last reviewed: Under review
• End of life and palliative care medication prescribing
  Published: 17/04/2020 | Last reviewed: N/A

Pathology

• COVID-19 testing prioritisation
  Published: 26/03/2020 | Last reviewed: 9/04/2020
• Minimising transmission of COVID-19: Collection of COVID-19 samples in hospitals
  Published: 17/04/2020 | Last reviewed: N/A
• Blood gas analysers during COVID-19: Cessation of pleural fluid testing and other guidance
  Published: 17/04/2020 | Last reviewed: N/A
• Clinical advice on self-collection of swabs for COVID-19 testing
  Published: 17/04/2020 | Last reviewed: N/A
• NSW State Coroner's Advice: Identification of Deceased
  Published: 21/04/2020 | Last reviewed: N/A
• Pneumatic tube usage guideline
  Published: 21/04/2020 | Last reviewed: N/A

Respiratory

Aerosol generating respiratory therapies

• High flow nasal prong oxygen (HFNPO2)
  Published: 26/03/2020 | Last reviewed: 21/04/2020
• Non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
  Published: 26/03/2020 | Last reviewed: 22/04/2020
• Nebulisers
  Published: 26/03/2020 | Last reviewed: 21/04/2020
• Respiratory physiotherapy
  Published: 7/04/2020 | Last reviewed: 22/04/2020

Spinal cord injury

• Consumer guidance on inspiratory muscle training
  Published: 24/04/2020
  
• Spinal Cord Injury: Frequently asked questions
  Published: 24/04/2020
  

Surgery

• Key principles for management of surgery during COVID-19 pandemic Advice for NSW health services
  Published: 26/03/2020 | Last reviewed: N/A
• Importance of not performing elective surgery
  Published: 27/03/2020 | Last reviewed: 10/03/2020
• Aerosolisation​ during laparoscopic surgery
  Published: 22/4/2020 | Last reviewed: N/A

All

• Surge capacity management - adapting and commissioning clinical spaces
  Published: 17/04/2020 | Last reviewed: N/A
• COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - Guidance for community-based and outpatient health services
  Published: 22/04/2020 Last reviewed: N/A