Peninsula Health

Local Coronavirus Positive Pathway

Peninsula Health (PH) will be contacted by DHHS about all positive coronavirus cases in our area and PH will liaise with GPs and patients about follow up and clearance.

SEMPHN and DHHS have developed a regional COVID-19 Positive Pathway for GPs.
This has useful PH contact numbers and clinical information and can be found here. Key Contact information is summarised in the table below.

More Information for GPs

• Outpatients

Community Health Post Covid-19 Recovery Program/ Covid 19 Recovery and Rehabilitation Referal Guideline

• Peninsula Health Coronavirus Screening Clinic Information

 

• Caring for people with COVID-19 Living guidelines: High priority, evidence based clinical guidelines updated weekly with the latest research

 

• Department of Health and Human Services for Health Services and General Practitioners-coronavirus disease

• DHHS Case Locations and Outbreaks

• DHHS  MAP GP & Hospital Respiratory Clinics -COVID 19

 

For concerned community members who have accessed this page for advice regarding Coronavirus, PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.

The Emergency Department Phone Numbers are needed for patient care in the case of emergency

• The DHHS Coronavirus hotline (Tel 1800 675 398) is available for patient advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 
• Peninsula Health Coronavirus Screening Clinic Information

Consider Calling your GP clinic. Most GP clinics will give you all the advice that you need over the phone. They will also let you know if and where you may need to be seen and/or tested for Coronavirus.