Novel coronavirus (NSW)

 

NSW Health - Updates Patient Information Changes to Multiplex PCR

Acutely unwell patients should be referred to the local ED, with the recommendation to call ahead.
Clinical Labs are able to collect and receive specimens from asymptomatic and mildly unwell patients.

Patients presenting for testing must ensure the following:

Wear a face mask Notify staff upon arrival

Have a pathology referral/request form from their doctors

NSW Drive-Through COVID-19 Collection Centres

Patients must remain in their vehicles. Patients traveling by foot will not be tested.

Suburb	Address	Online bookings	Patient Instructions	Phone	Fax	Opening Hours	GP referral required
Bateau Bay	Tuggerah lakes community Center, 1 Bay Village Dr		Here	1300 134 111		M-F: 8am-4pm (W-F) Break 1-1.30pm	Yes
Bella Vista	L1, Unit 104, 14 Lexington Dr	Book Now	Here	1300 134 111	02 8814 1308	M-F: 8am-4pm Sat-Sun: 8am-2pm	Yes
Castle Hill	Castle Hill Showground, Showground Rd					M-F: 10am-4pm	No
Liverpool	2-4 Speed St	Book Now	Here	02 8734 3156	02 8711 8819	M-F: 8am-5pm Sat & Sun: 9am-1pm	No
North Narrabeen	1416 Pittwater Rd		Here	1300 134 111		M-F: 10am-4pm	No
Parramatta	University of Western Sydney. Corner of James Ruse Drive and Victoria Rd. Enter off Victoria Street into Bridge St and follow driveway around campus to carpark 16 in front of W building.			1300 134 111		M-F: 8.30am-4pm	No
Smithfield	Carpark, 689B The Horsley Dr (13-15 Stein Ln)		Here	1300 134 111		M-F: 8am-4pm	Yes
Windsor	2 Day St		Here	02 4560 5443	02 4577 2210	M-F: 9am-4.30pm	No

 

NSW COVID-19 Collection Centres

Suburb	Address	Online bookings	Phone	Fax	Opening Hours	GP referral required
Auburn	SE 11 & 12, 49 Norval St	Book Now	02 9646 3069	02 9649 3796	M-W: 8am-3pm TH-F: 8am-12pm Sat: 8am-12pm	Yes
Bankstown	L1, 54 Kitchener Pde	Book Now	02 9709 6314	02 9707 1051	M-Th: 7.30am-4pm F: 7.30am-1.30pm Sat: 7.30am-11.30am	Yes
Blacktown	34-36 Kildare Rd		02 8822 3026	02 8814 8145	M-F: 8am-5pm Sat & Sun: 8am-4pm	No
Campsie	SE 101, L 1, 308-312 Beamish St	Book Now	02 9789 6220	02 9787 1082	M-F: 8am-1pm	Yes
Charlestown	Unit 2, 119 Pacific Hwy	Book Now	02 4942 4868	02 4942 4775	M-F: 7.30am-12pm	Yes
Fairfield	St Joseph Medical Centre, 3/118 Ware St		1300 134 111		M-F: 9am-6pm	Yes
Mount Druitt	Main carpark, 75 Railway St				M-F: 9am-5pm	No

 

NSW Health recommends that anyone with respiratory symptoms or unexplained fever should be tested for COVID-19.

This is especially important for:

• Anyone who lives or works in a high risk setting, including healthcare facilities, aged care and other residential facilities, schools, prisons, and other closed settings
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• People who are close contacts of a confirmed case or who have returned from overseas in the last 14 days
• Anyone admitted to hospital
• People who reside in areas for increased testing and surveillance (Note: these areas are updated weekly).

Please make sure any health care or aged care workers or residents are noted on the laboratory request form so their test can be prioritised.

See NSW Health Advice for more criteria.

Asymptomatic people do not require testing, except in special circumstances such as recovered cases wishing to return to work in a health care facility, aged care facility or other high-risk clinical setting, or the person is part of a public health unit outbreak investigation. For further advice please see the COVID-19 control guideline for public health units or call your local public health unit on 1300 066 055.

Information updated 16.09.20 9:55am EST.

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