The Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC) has implemented a cloud-based, near real-time tool called Capacity Tracker that is monitoring the status of PPE supplies, bed capacity, staffing and general practice support for residential aged care facilities in the region during the COVID-19 pandemic.

First developed by the North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS) and used to manage the flow of patients between NHS hospitals and care homes in the UK, HNECC has adopted and adapted the system to provide a visual representation of capacity constraints in aged care facilities and general practices.