As holidaymakers arrive, what does COVID mean for rural services? What have we learned about COVID’s impact on rural health – and how can we maintain effective healthcare as tourism ramps up?
Renewed calls to end lockdown rejected by RACGP and other experts Dozens of healthcare professionals have signed an open letter calling for the immediate end to Victoria’s ongoing lockdown measures.
Was the Swedish approach to COVID-19 really a mistake? Sweden is often held as an example of how not to tackle coronavirus. But Dr Horst Herb argues this is not entirely accurate in this opinion piece.
GPs ‘must be involved’ in COVID vaccine rollout The RACGP is calling for GPs to be at the forefront of preparing the public and supporting vaccine uptake when the time comes.
Wastewater tests for COVID launching in bid to spot outbreaks early A pioneering surveillance program is already proving its worth in finding virus fragments – and alerting authorities to potential cases.
‘There won’t be a vaccine’: Calls to address climate change Peak health bodies have urged Government to take direction from science and protect the health of Australians.
Calls for GPs to help COVID patients notify contacts as systems groan under strain Victoria should sanction self-initiated contact tracing to slash the time taken to contact people who may have been infected, according to frustrated GPs and other top experts.
Tower lockdown ‘confusion and distress’ could have been prevented: GP Nine Melbourne public housing towers may have emerged from hard lockdown, but the focus must remain on residents’ mental health.
Inquiry finds GPs sidelined during pandemic Major shortfalls in Victoria’s COVID-19 response were highlighted just one day before the state announced its worst ever 24-hour case total.
Push to devolve COVID care to GPs as Victoria faces huge caseload GPs will directly care for mild coronavirus cases under a new pilot program designed to reduce pressure on the health system as the state struggles with more than 7500 active cases.