COVID-19

Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN is supporting general practices to help limit the spread of COVID-19 in our region.

This page contains information on GP respiratory clinics, fever and community assessment clinics, other locations for specimen collection and resources to help in the assessment and management of COVID-19.

Current local advice is that patients with suspected COVID-19 are referred to GP respiratory clinics, pathology collection centres, fever clinics, community assessment clinics or emergency departments that are equipped to appropriately respond.

GP respiratory clinics

GP respiratory clinics are open in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region to clinically assess and test people with symptoms suggestive of COVID-19. The clinics have been established as part of the Department of Health's response to COVID-19 testing and management.

These clinics are free to attend with no referral required. Patients need to book ahead online or by phone.

Carbal Medical Services GP Respiratory Clinic

Location: 18-24 Charnley St, Kearneys Spring, Toowoomba
Hours: 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday
Make an appointment: Call 07 4580 1400 or book online.

James Neil Medical GP Respiratory Clinic

Location: Corner of James & Neil Streets, 119 – 121 Neil St, Toowoomba
Hours: 8:30am – 5:00pm Monday to Friday
Make an appointment: Call 07 4632 4888

Condamine Medical Centre GP Respiratory Clinic

Location: 67 Guy St, Warwick
Hours: 9:00am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday and 9:00am to 11:30am Saturday
Make an appointment: Call 07 4666 9666

Flinders Peak GP Respiratory Clinic

Location: Flinders Peak Medical Centre, 355 Ipswich Boonah Rd, Purga
Hours: 8:30am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday and 8:30am to 12:00pm Saturday and Sunday
Make an appointment: Call 07 5464 6765

Health Matters Karalee GP Respiratory Clinic

Location: 19 – 27 Junction Road, Chuwar
Hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday and 9:00am to 12:00pm Saturday
Make an appointment: Call 07 3812 3133 or book online.

Kambu GP Respiratory Clinic GP Respiratory Clinic

Location: Kambu - Booval, 3/160 Brisbane Road, Booval
Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm Monday to Friday
Make an appointment: Call 0408 699 432

Fever clinics

Darling Downs Health and West Moreton Health are conducting COVID-19 screening at fever clinics in a range of locations. Visit the links below for more information.

Click here for Darling Downs

Click here for West Moreton

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Masks and eye protection for general practice, community pharmacies and allied health professionals.

Surgical masks

The Department of Health has made available a limited supply of surgical masks for general practice staff and people who may have had contact with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). For general practices located in the Darling Downs and West Moreton region, these masks will be distributed via our PHN.

Before requesting masks please consider:

Is there a local supply available commercially?
Does your practice have a population which is more likely to have been exposed to the novel coronavirus?
Does your practice have an unusual number of patients presenting with respiratory symptoms?

If you have an identified need for surgical masks at your practice, please contact our Primary Care Liaison team via email practicesupport@ddwmphn.com.au

Please include the quantity of masks that you would like to receive for consideration. We will only be releasing up to 100 masks per practice at this time due to limited supply.

P2/N95 masks

These masks are for use by GPs who are specifically willing and able to undertake specimen collection in their practice as per the Department of Health advice. General practices should consider the below criteria before requesting N95 masks:

the physical layout of your practice and whether it is suitable for isolation of patients presenting as a suspect case (including any post testing requirements);
whether you have access to all the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), not just masks; and
your confidence in infection control procedures across your whole practice.

If you are equipped to collect specimens and require P2 masks email practicesupport@ddwmphn.com.au with your practice details including the number of GPs who will be collecting specimens.

Eye protection goggles - For general practice

The Department of Health is providing access to a limited stockpile of eye protection goggles for general practices.

As supplies are limited, PHNs have been given the role of distributing eye protection goggles to GP respiratory clinics, general practices including Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) with a demonstrated need, for example:

local transmission patterns of COVID-19 and local public health recommendations for eye protection in clinical settings
where there is no alternative commercial supply available and lack of eye protection is preventing practices from reviewing patients face-to-face when required
where practices have an unusually high number of patients presenting with respiratory symptoms.

Note, at this stage, the supply of eye protection is a single distribution rather than an ongoing supply. Eye protection goggles are intended for reuse.

If you would like to request access to eye protection goggles email practicesupport@ddwmphn.com.au and advise the total number of staff (i.e. GPs, nurses and administrative staff) and the PHN will determine an appropriate allocation of eye protection goggles for your practice.

Eye protection goggles - For allied health professionals

The Department of Health is providing access to a limited stockpile of eye protection goggles for allied health professionals.

As supplies are limited, PHNs have been given the role of distributing eye protection goggles to allied health professionals with a demonstrated need, for example:

local transmission patterns of COVID-19 and local public health recommendations for eye protection in clinical settings
where there is no alternative commercial supply available and lack of eye protection is preventing professionals from reviewing patients face-to-face when required
the extent to which the allied health professional can manipulate their environment or practice method to minimise the chance of transmission. For example, due to the nature of their work, it’s not easy for a diagnostic radiographer to change their mode of practice or environment. A dietitian or psychologist may be able to continue to provide services through telehealth.

Unless they are required to as part of their core business, or the patient’s care cannot be deferred, allied health professionals should not see patients who are at a higher risk of COVID-19. This includes those in quarantine or with respiratory symptoms, regardless of the local epidemiology of COVID-19.

Note, at this stage, the supply of eye protection is a single distribution rather than an ongoing supply. Eye protection goggles are intended for reuse.

If you would like to request access to eye protection goggles email

practicesupport@ddwmphn.com.au and advise the PHN of your demonstrated need.

healthdirect Video Call

The healthdirect Video Call service is available to general practices, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services and other primary health care providers in Australia until 30 June 2021 under a special funding arrangement from the Australian Department of Health.

This funding provision enables telehealth as a whole-of-population model of care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Visit the healthdirect website

Latest COVID-19 news

Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN will continue to provide the latest information on COVID-19. For further information, please contact your Primary Care Liaison Team.