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’ 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 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 With some children experiencing ‘generation-defining disruption’, researchers suggest the pandemic should be a catalyst for reform.
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?
‘They need to be here forever’: GP reaction to phone consult reprieve Medicare rebates for longer telehealth consultations by phone have been reinstated until mid-way through this year – but calls remain to make them permanent.
Patients most at risk of missing out on non-COVID healthcare New data aims to help GPs prioritise certain patient cohorts to mitigate future risk. But with the system under pressure, is this realistic?
Ministers told ‘overwhelmed’ GPs need help Pressure from two major vaccine rollouts, the surge in Omicron cases, and ongoing community care is threatening the short-term viability of general practice.
Which medicines could be in short supply in 2022? The pandemic has proven time and time again that it is a potent driver of shortages – but the end of COVID-induced medicine supply issues may come sooner than expected.
Has COVID-19 changed Australia’s alcohol consumption? Emerging studies are starting to reveal what impact the pandemic has had on alcohol use, writes Dr Shani Macaulay.