COVID-19 Critical Intelligence Unit
Rapid, evidence-based insights during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Living evidence
High level summaries of key studies and emerging evidence, reviewed regularly and updated as soon as new evidence and information is published.
Evidence checks
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.
Recently published or updated
- Surgery post COVID-19 (PDF 152.9 KB)
- SARS-CoV-2 variants - retired living evidence (PDF 181.5 KB)
- COVID-19 vaccines - retired living evidence (PDF 190.6 KB)
- Current and emerging patient safety issues during COVID-19 (PDF 294.0 KB)
Evidence digest
A summary of new evidence and reports from international sources. The digest produced on a weekly basis.
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Previous editions of new digest
Previous editions of COVID-19 digest
Risk monitoring dashboard
From Wednesday 30 August 2023, the NSW Health system transitioned from yellow alert to foundational level.
The foundational level is the base level required to continue to protect patients, staff and visitors and underpins all the alert levels used during the COVID-19 pandemic. The foundational level includes existing infection prevention and control practices, and more information can be found in the FAQs on the Clinical Excellence Commission website.
The NSW IPAC Framework for Respiratory and COVID Safe Healthcare outlines the alert levels used to determine infection prevention and control measures for preventing and managing acute respiratory infections in hospitals and health facilities across NSW.
NSW Health continues to closely monitor and assess the way we respond to acute respiratory infections, including COVID-19, to keep patients, staff and visitors to our health facilities safe.
COVID monitor
The COVID-19 Monitor provides a snapshot of topical data and graphs – drawn from international and national sources. The content changes in line with emerging themes and current areas of debate and discussion.
May 2022 - COVID-19 monitor 2022-05-26 (PDF 1.2 MB)
Intelligence brief
The CIU Intelligence Brief is a report that focuses on key issues in health. It draws on a range of different types of evidence – research, data and experiential.
Jul 2022 - COVID-19 Update - Omicron variants in NSW (PDF 453.5 KB)
About the CIU
The NSW Health Critical Intelligence Unit provides rapid, evidence-based insights during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its operations focus on systems intelligence, clinical intelligence and evidence integration.
Contact us
If you have a question or would like to contact the Critical Intelligence Unit please email: NSWH-CriticalIntelligenceUnit@health.nsw.gov.au
Enquiries from journalists please email: ACI-Media@health.nsw.gov.au