Patients, parents, visitors and carers

The WA health system is changing the way we deliver care as a result of COVID-19. View the relevant fact sheets.

Prescription medication

• COVID-19 – Serious shortage medicines substitution (PDF 325KB)
• COVID-19 – Ensuring access to your medicines without a prescription during the COVID-19 pandemic (PDF 333KB)
• COVID-19 – Changes to rules for prescriptions (digital image prescriptions) (PDF 308KB)
• COVID-19 – Advice for patients about obtaining ongoing supplies of medicines without a current prescription (PDF 270KB)

Diabetes and other endocrine conditions

• COVID-19 – Living with diabetes and other endocrine conditions (PDF 954KB)

Pregnancy, labour and breastfeeding

• COVID-19 – Breastfeeding (PDF 262KB)
• COVID-19 – Information for women in labour (COVID-19 suspected or confirmed) (PDF 265KB)
• COVID-19 – Pregnancy (PDF 267KB)

Cancer and travelling for medical treatment

• COVID-19 – Cancer (PDF 335KB)

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