General practice respiratory clinics

Winter 2022 communications pack

Melbourne’s hospitals are under pressure. Surges in COVID-19, influenza, and other respiratory viruses could overload the hospital system in 2022.

It is crucial that we direct people with mild respiratory issues to a general practice this winter. Where general practices and other health services are not equipped to see such patients face to face, GP respiratory clinics can – and they now operate at many locations across metropolitan Melbourne.

Visit nwmphn.org.au/gprcs for more information, locations and booking links.

How you can help

Please use the following assets to raise awareness of GP respiratory clinics among your staff, patients/clients and social networks:

• Key messages (.pdf)
• Newsletter/website content:
  • for health services (.pdf)
  • for the general public (.pdf)
  • for councils/maternal child health services, kindergartens and other childcare providers (.pdf)
  • for schools (.pdf)
• Posters:
  • for patients
  • for staff in health services
• Social media tiles:
  • all tiles (.zip)
  • individual tiles (.pngs)
• Social media messages (.pdf)

You can also download the entire communications pack (.pdf).

Contacts

For enquiries about the GP respiratory clinic program please contact:

Peita Price
Lead, COVID-19 Operations – GPRCs
North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network
peita.price@nwmphn.org.au

For media enquiries please contact:

Andrew Masterson
Communications and Media Adviser
North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network
andrew.masterson@nwmphn.org.au