Skip to content
Covid-19 and GP's- whats working whats not?
1.
Re patients with suspected, confirmed or high back ground risk of Covid-19: What systems have you set up to provide face to face care when a patient has a General Practice appropriate presentation that can't be managed via telehealth ?
car park consults
visits to person’s place of residence
dedicated area of clinic
temporary outside clinic (eg marquee)
cohorting appointments to have dedicated parts of the day for a "hot zone"/ respiratory clinic
None of the above we can't offer face to face consults
Other (please specify)
2.
Re confirmed covid-19 cases suitable for general practice that have
no general practitioner
: Would you and your clinic be willing to see patients for care (telehealth and F2F if required)?
Yes
No
Other (optional: nominate clinic +/- caveats)
3.
Would you and your practice be willing to see patients that are suspected/ confirmed covid-19
for other GP's
that are unable to offer the service?
Yes
No
Other (nominate your clinic name/ any caveats etc- optional)
4.
Do you face barriers to providing face to face care for confirmed or suspected Covid-19 presentations?
Yes
No
5.
What barriers do you have to offering Face to Face consults for patients with suspected or confirmed covid-19?
no area in clinic able to be cohorted- too great a risk for other patients
I am a vulnerable doctor
Not enough patients to dedicate a portion of the day to "hot zone"/ respiratory patients
Other (please specify)
6.
What would help you overcome barriers?
have a a buddy clinic/GP that was willing and able to see patients face to face
have an assurance that adequate PPE was available
collect enough patients through the day to make it worthwhile to run a respiratory clinic
Other (please specify)
7.
How many gowns do you have?
0-25
25-50
50-100
>100
Other (please specify or describe type of gown eg. fluid resistant, penetration resistant, blood borne pathogen penetration resistant, long sleeve yellow, plastic backs not covered etc)
8.
How many surgical masks do you have?
0-25
25-50
50-100
>100
9.
How many months do you estimate your supply of PPE would last you?
< 1 month
2-4 months
4-6 months
>6 months
Other (specify in days if you know)
10.
On average how many patients a day do you consult with face to face that are confirmed or suspected covid-19 patients?
11.
On average how many patients a day do you estimate you consult with via telehealth that is confimed or a suspected covid-19 patient?
12.
How confident do you feel about managing confimed covid-19 positive patients (assuming only mildly unwell patients with minimal risk factors will be referred for GP care)?
0 not confident
100 very confident
Clear
13.
What would/ does improve your confidence to look after
suspected
covid-19 patients?
NSW health guidelines
HNEHealthpathways
Webinars with PHU
HGPA email/Facebook group
having access to covid-19 clinics to send patients for swabbing
having access to telehealth
Other (please specify)
14.
What are the things that have most helped improve your confidence?
15.
What would/does improve your confidence to see
confirmed
covid-19 patients?
Assurance of access to adequate PPE
HGPA email/ face book group
Webinars with PHU
Nothing- I will send any patients requiring face to face care to ED
Nothing- I feel confident that we can manage confirmed cases safely through our clinic.
Other (please specify) what do you think would help you to see patients face to face that require care?
16.
Optional- let us know who you are
Name
City/Town
Current Progress,
0 of 16 answered