Advice and resources for accessing and delivering AOD services during COVID-19.

Stay up date on COVID-19 at NSW Health - COVID-19.

Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)

Information for persons accessing OTP

COVID 19 Frequently asked questions for Opioid Treatment Program patients

Information for prescribers

• Sample Action Plan for Community Prescribers of Opioid Agonist Treatment
• COVID-19 Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescriber Information Update (July 2021)
• Reversion to normal guidance on Opioid Treatment Program prescribing (April 2021) (This advice has been updated, please see letter from July 2021)

Information for pharmacies

• COVID-19 Service disruptions - Advice for pharmacy OTP dosing points.
• Contingency Planning for Community Pharmacy OTP dosing points
• Pharmacies supplying OTP for patients in self-isolation from COVID-19
• Guide to the safe supply of unsupervised doses under the OTP

AOD treatment services

• Frequently asked questions for AOD services on COVID 19
• Access to naloxone during COVID-19
• Dr Tony Gill - Update for Alcohol and Other Drug Services

Non Government Organisations

• COVID-19 Incident Action Plan Residential Rehabilitation Facilities
• NGO AOD Services Checklist for COVID-19
• NGO Considerations for Business Continuity Fact Sheet
• Serious Clinical Incident Report for NSW Health funded NGOs
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreaks in Residential Care Facilities

Additional resources

• NSW Health Infection Prevention and Control Policy
• Clinical Excellence Commission Infection Prevention and Control COVID-19
• Australian Psychological Society Factsheet - Coping With Corona Virus Anxiety
• Australian Psychological Society Factsheet - Managing Your Mental Health During Social Isolation