COVID-19 response update for Mental Health Care Practitioners – 17 June
All information contained in this webinar was accurate at 17 June 2020. If you are viewing this webinar after this date, please check health.gov.au and your local state or territory websites
for up to date information on COVID-19.
COVID-19 response update for Mental Health Care Practitioners - 17 June
Hosted by Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd AM, to update Mental Health Care practitioners on the COVID-19 response – as part of a series of webinars.
You can view previous webinars and download transcripts here.
Resources and further information
New Guidance on the distribution of PPE through PHNs: Tranche 4, surgical masks and P2/N95 respirators for general practice, community pharmacy, and allied health
Privacy Checklist for Telehealth Services
Get the latest information on the COVID-19 response by subscribing to our email list for GPs.
Access resources published by the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce.
Visit MBS online for the listing of the Medicare services subsidised by the Australian Government, including Telehealth Bulk-Billed Items for COVID-19.
Register now for COVID-19 infection control training for health care workers.
CDNA guidance for symptom monitoring in health and aged care workers during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Read the ANU study: Tracking outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (May 2020)
Read the ANU study: Initial impacts of COVID-19 on mental health in Australia
To share your feedback about COVID-19 response measures or impacts of the pandemic on service provision, please email mentalhealth.coronavirus@health.gov.au
Looking after your mental health and wellbeing
The Government’s digital mental health gateway, headtohealth.gov.au is a good place to start.
The Coronavirus Mental Wellbeing Support Service has a range of digital resources available, and counsellors are available to talk 24/7: 1800 512 348
See the National Mental Health Commission’s #InThisTogether mental wellbeing tips.