New Digital Platform Will Help Practices Report COVID-19 Vaccinations to AIR
The Australian Digital Health Agency has announced a new digital platform to support the COVID-19 vaccination program. The Clinician Vaccine Integrated Platform (CVIP) has been developed for health care services who are participating in the COVID-19 vaccination rollout. It is designed for those practices who do not already have clinical software that reports to the
Seeking Media Spokespeople for COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout
Healthy North Coast is actively building a media presence to support the local rollout of the Australian Government’s COVID-19 vaccination program. We are contacted on a regular basis with requests for media comment (on radio, television, in print and online). We are seeking expressions of interest from local clinical experts who feel confident speaking to
Primary Care Impact: Influenza Vaccination Activities to Improve Safety and Reach High-Risk Groups
Immunisations are an essential health service. Community members and immunisation providers are urged to continue these practices during the COVID-19 vaccination rollout. Vaccination providers must ensure a 14-day gap between COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations. Visit our new Primary Care Impact quality improvement activity to improve checks on patient vaccination status when delivering influenza and COVID-19
Primary Care Impact: Socially Distanced Vaccination in General Practice
As general practices are faced with the concurrent rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine and influenza vaccine, clinic procedures still need to adhere to social distancing and infection control guidelines. The Primary Care Impact topic for socially distanced vaccination in general practice has been relaunched. This time, it includes a shared PDSA from Dr Lerm’s Surgery. Check it out to see how their planning and team approach resulted
New Resources to Support COVID-19 Vaccination in General Practice
New HealthPathways New HealthPathways for COVID-19 Vaccination Procedure and Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccinations are now live. COVID-19 Vaccination Procedures This pathway will be updated frequently when new information is released by the Department of Health, the Therapeutic Goods Administration and the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation. It is recommended that general practitioners check this
RACF COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout Continues
The COVID-19 vaccination program continues on the North Coast, with a small number of sites offering vaccinations to residents this week. Healthy North Coast is working closely with the Commonwealth Department of Health (DoH) to support Healthcare Australia (HCA) in this extensive logistical exercise. Of the sites that have been vaccinated, there have been excess
COVID-19 Vaccination Program off and Running on the North Coast
One residential aged care facility (RACF) on the North Coast has had residents vaccinated by Healthcare Australia, with another 14 expected to run clinics. All RACFs have been communicated with and regular updates are going out. Feedback from the RACFs is that most residents are looking forward to being vaccinated and life returning to a
Looking for the Latest COVID-19 Vaccine Resources?
As the Australian Government’s COVID-19 vaccine program continues to develop, new information and resources are being released every week. We understand it can be challenging to keep up to date. Our COVID-19 vaccination information hub provides quick access to the latest developments and key information sources, all in one place. We’ll be updating this weekly.
COVID-19 Vaccination HealthPathways Update
The new COVID-19 Vaccination Information HealthPathway is now live. The pathway was developed by the Nepean Blue Mountains HealthPathways Team, in consultation with NSW Health, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, and the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance The pathway is a statewide pathway and will be updated regularly as needed. The
HealthPathways COVID-19 Vaccination Update
There are currently two statewide COVID-19 vaccination pathways being developed by the Nepean Blue Mountains HealthPathways Team. These pathways will address general practice readiness and vaccination immunisation. Once the pathways are available on our website, we will notify you via our practitioner newsletter. We expect the pathways will be available within the next two weeks.
COVID-19 Vaccination Training Now Available
Free and accredited training modules are now available for people involved in the administration of COVID-19 vaccines. The Australian Government has partnered with the Australian College of Nursing to provide training that must be completed by health professionals providing the COVID-19 vaccine. The training is available for all authorised COVID-19 vaccination providers. This will include:
Latest Developments: North Coast COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Healthy North Coast is helping to coordinate the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in our region. As details of the Australian Government’s COVID-19 vaccination program continue to develop, we are: Working with local general practices to prepare for future stages of the rollout. Supporting residential aged care facilities with timely information. Planning support for our communities that
