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The importance of being COVID ‘positive’

The importance of being COVID ‘positive’

GP Associate Professor Vicki Kotsirilos lists some of the silver linings that have emerged alongside the dark clouds of the COVID-19 pandemic.


A burnt out workforce impacts patient care

A burnt out workforce impacts patient care

Burnout among healthcare workers is no new concept – but how much does it impact patient care?


More CPD points allocated to recognise GPs’ pandemic response

More CPD points allocated to recognise GPs’ pandemic response

The RACGP has allocated an additional 25 CPD points to members for being ‘a critical part’ of the health system response to COVID-19.


Australian antibiotic prescriptions drop 38% during pandemic

Australian antibiotic prescriptions drop 38% during pandemic

Researchers suggest the drop is due to a combination of social distancing measures, as well as significantly fewer GPs prescribing the drugs.


Call for more support for GPs to address mental health crisis

Call for more support for GPs to address mental health crisis

Demand for mental health services is soaring but capacity to help is lagging. Can GPs bridge the gap?


Report highlights value of telehealth phone consultations

Report highlights value of telehealth phone consultations

The RACGP has welcomed the findings, which show the total number of GP consultations increased by 11% with the widespread introduction of telehealth.


GPs to face ongoing COVID sequelae for ‘years’

GPs to face ongoing COVID sequelae for ‘years’

A third of older adults who contract COVID-19 develop new health conditions, researchers have found, with primary care likely to bear the brunt.


GPs step up to avoid ‘absolute collapse’ of health system

GPs step up to avoid ‘absolute collapse’ of health system

A Pandemic Code Brown across Victorian public hospitals has added to the ‘bottlenecking’ of general practice services, GPs say.


‘Opportune moment’ to improve children’s health inequities

‘Opportune moment’ to improve children’s health inequities

With some children experiencing ‘generation-defining disruption’, researchers suggest the pandemic should be a catalyst for reform.


GP push to spread clear COVID messaging

GP push to spread clear COVID messaging

With hospitals and general practices under increasing strain, is the message about managing COVID-19 at home cutting through?


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