Surge in hardship provisions risks shortages during pandemic GPs using hardship provisions to help patients self-isolate with supplies of medication may need to use new alternatives, the DoH warns.
Practices must adapt to stay afloat as telehealth takes off GPs have welcomed the telehealth expansion, but say adaptation to the new reality will be key for practices to remain viable.
Coronavirus testing criteria widen but roadblocks remain While new guidelines should make it easier for people to get tested, there are still concerns over other ongoing barriers.
Many use malaria drug as coronavirus protection – but evidence lacking With the virus pushing health systems to the limit, many doctors are seeking out stocks of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine.
Global coronavirus deaths and case numbers continue to surge More than 1000 people are now dying each day, as total case numbers rapidly approach 250,000. But there is hope in ongoing research efforts.
Thousands of doctors call for lockdown But the RACGP and Australia’s Chief Medical Officer say the coronavirus response must be sustainable.
GPs call for action as WHO declares coronavirus pandemic A number of Australian doctors have said mass gatherings, such as major sporting events, should be cancelled or held behind closed doors in a bid to avoid ‘catastrophe medicine’.
Government heeds general practice calls for more coronavirus support A substantial portion of the Federal Government’s $2.4 billion health package will go towards primary care efforts to combat the disease.
‘No longer possible’ to stop imported coronavirus cases A doctor in NSW has contracted the virus after treating a patient who had recently arrived from Iran, marking the first human-to-human transmission within Australia.
Concerns grow over global PPE supply chains Doctors have raised concerns over access to personal protective equipment as the Australian Government searches for alternate suppliers amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.