COVID-19 Information and frontline advice

GOT SYMPTOMS? 
Call your GP before you visit or Coronavirus Health Information Line 1800 020 080

FIGHTING COVID-19 TOGETHER

With tireless advocacy and ongoing support, AMA Queensland is your powerful ally against COVID-19.
Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in one place. Find out what help is available and get the latest updates.
 

Frequently Asked Questions

• Doctors Resources
• General

• Department of Health and Chief Health Officer: Up-to-the-minute updates with the latest medical advice and official reports
• Department of Health: COVID-19 resources for health professionals
• Department of Health: COVID-19: National Health Plan
• COVID-19 infection control online training for health workers
• TGA: latest info on medicines

• National health plan: Primary Care – bulk billed MBS telehealth services
• Find new Telehealth MBS item numbers
• Updated MBS Fact Sheets for Telehealth
• How to Bulk bill a telehealth consultation
• RACGP Resources to support GPs in conducting telehealth consultations are available

The COVID-19 crisis is fast moving. Keep up to date on issues facing doctors and what the AMA is doing to address these issues:

• COVID-19 Doctor Wellbeing Services
• AMA latest COVID-19 information
• AMAQ Queensland Doctors’ Community: Daily updates and frontline advice
• AMAQ Urgent Member Updates
• AMA advocacy to support Doctors in Training during the COVID-19 response
• AMAQ Guidelines: Contracted work by Specialists under COVID19 public-private partnership
• AMAQ webinar: Private Hospital arrangements for Private Specialists
• AMAQ Video Information session with Queensland Chief Health Officer
• AMAQ How to volunteer or apply for positions during COVID-19?
• Member Update | PPE access for Queensland doctors

• AMAQ COVID-19 Employer Advice & FAQs: (COVID-19: Workplace legislative requirements)
• AMAQ Workplace Relations Information Sheet
• AMAQ Guidelines: Contracted work by Specialists under COVID-19 public-private partnership
• Coronavirus and Australian workplace laws
• COVID-19 workplace risk management
• What support is available for medical practices during the COVID-19 outbreak?
• Primary Care package PIP payment fact sheet
• AMA supporting GP registrars during COVID-19
• FAQS on COVID-19 Private Hospital arrangements for private specialists?
• AMAQ Info Sheet - Jobseeker: What you need to know
• JobKeeper Enabling Directions - at a Glance
• JobKeeper Enabling Directions Checklist
• Distribution of PPE through PHNs: Tranche 4, surgical masks and P2/N95 respirators for general practice

• Queensland Health Guidance Note: Support for employee
• COVID-19 and Workers’ Compensation
• AMA COVID-19 Medical student public hospital employment check list
• AHPRA COVID-19 Change in circumstances for hospital-based international medical graduates
• Update: Industrial arrangements and Workforce planning for Queensland Health's response to COVID-19

• MDA National Coronavirus advice
• William Buck: How will the Government's stimulus affect you and your practice?
• Credabl: Open letter to AMAQ members from Credabl Finance Specialist Simon Moore
• William Buck: Stimulus packages - FAQ for doctors
• DHF: Private health insurance during COVID-19

Doctors’ Health in Queensland help line - Call (07) 3833 4352 (available 24/7)

The challenges presented by Coronavirus are likely to lead to a busy and stressful period for doctors. It is important during such times that medical practitioners take time to care for themselves and take the opportunity to debrief with colleagues.

Confidential peer-to-peer support for trauma and stress is available free of charge to all doctors and medical students through Doctors’ Health in Queensland.

COVID-19 Doctor Wellbeing Services