Drop in general practice funding sends ‘wrong message’ Australia has experienced modest growth in health expenditure, but Federal Government spending on unreferred medical services has declined.
‘Assume it’s everywhere’: aerosol fears underpin fight against COVID healthcare infections Healthcare must learn from high staff infection rates and get ‘pandemic fit’ in case of a third wave, an expert says.
Calls for wider changes as healthcare worker COVID cases drop Advocates warn complacency could mean difficult decisions are sidelined.
Up to 80% of infected Victorian healthcare workers contracted COVID-19 at work The new statistics are vastly different to earlier government estimates of 15–20% and could increase, with hundreds of cases still under investigation.
Why are so many Victorian healthcare workers contracting COVID-19? The state’s Chief Health Officer now concedes the majority of these infections are acquired at work, but that leaves one question: How is the virus getting through PPE?
Risk of infecting others with COVID-19 key concern for healthcare workers GPs around Australia are under significant stress due to coronavirus and concerns regarding a lack of PPE, risk of passing the infection on to others and increased working hours.
Significant measures to keep health professionals on the coronavirus frontline A new pandemic sub-register will allow 40,000 experienced and qualified practitioners to return to work, while Victoria has expanded testing criteria for healthcare workers.
Healthcare workers trial TB vaccine for coronavirus protection Around 4000 doctors, nurses and other medical staff will test the efficacy of a century-old tuberculosis vaccine.
Further calls for government focus on general practice Despite consistent growth since 2011–12, government healthcare expenditure per person has dropped. What does this mean for general practice?
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