The NSW Health Critical Intelligence Unit provides rapid, evidence-based advice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its operations focus on systems intelligence, clinical intelligence and evidence integration.
Daily Evidence Digest
A summary of new evidence and reports from international sources each day.
7 Aug 2020 - Immunotherapies, medical waste, healthcare worker wellbeing (PDF 360 KB)
Evidence Check
A rapid review outlining the available evidence on a discrete topic or question relating to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence includes grey and peer review literature.
Indirect impacts of COVID-19
The Critical Intelligence Unit is assessing the indirect impact of COVID-19 – focusing particularly on the consequences of missed or delayed healthcare. While some indirect impacts are well defined already – such as people presenting with a more advanced stage of cancer either because of missed screening or a reluctance to present to primary care during COVID-19 – we think there are many others.
We are conducting a series of activities to gather experiences and perspectives from healthcare staff, consumers and communities in NSW to help identify potential indicators to monitor the indirect impacts of COVID-19. This includes:
- Virtual discussions with consumers and communities in NSW. Expressions of interest close 12 August 2020: Invitation to deliberate on the indirect impact of COVID-19
- Crowdsourcing ideas for potential indicators with healthcare staff in NSW from 5 August 2020 to 27 August 2020. To register your interest contact NSWH-CriticalIntelligenceUnit@health.nsw.gov.au OR sign up directly to the live challenge.
Contact us
If you have a question or would like to contact the Critical Intelligence Unit please email: NSWH-CriticalIntelligenceUnit@health.nsw.gov.au