This page contains information for health professionals. For information for the general public, please click here.

For up-to-date information on COVID-19, check the Ministry of Health website.

• Latest case definition 
  
• Those meeting both the clinical and Higher Index of Suspicion (HIS) criteria should be notified to the local Medical Officer of Health using the COVID-19 HIS Notification form. Please let us know if these patients are at a high public health risk (for example healthcare workers, carers, aged residential care workers etc).
  

Information for health professionals

Ministry of Health links:

• Case definition of COVID-19 infection
• Advice for health professionals
• Information for primary care
• Information for disability and aged care providers
  
• Self-isolation for close contacts
  

Regional Public Health information:

• *NEW* COVID-19 High Index of Suspicion (HIS) Notification form - use this form for all coronavirus (COVID-19) notifications
• Regional Public Health (RPH) public health alerts
• Current situation in the Wellington region

Community based assessment centres (CBACs)

• Location, hours and referral pathways for CBACs in the greater Wellington region
  • Wairarapa DHB
  • Hutt Valley DHB
  • Capital & Coast DHB

COVID-19 vaccination information

• Ministry of Health - COVID-19: Vaccine planning
• Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) - COVID-19 vaccines
• Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) - COVID-19 vaccinator information

PPE resources

• Donning and doffing PPE - 9 March 2020 (CCDHB)
• PPE N95 donning and doffing (CCDHB Vimeo)
• Donning Doffing PPE Mask Visor (CCDHB Vimeo)
• Instructions on specimen collection (MoH)
• NEJM Procedure: Collection of Nasopharyngeal Specimens with the Swab Technique - New England Journal of Medicine (Youtube)
• Personal protective equipment use in health care (MoH link)

Resources

Covid-19 posters/QR code for business/facilities and other resources are also available on the NZ Government Unite against COVID-19 website.

Useful links

• World Health Organization (WHO)
• Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC)
  
• Ministry of Education: Information for the education sector, and parents, caregivers and whānau of learners
• NZ Government Unite against COVID-19 website