How space psychiatry became relevant during the pandemic As NSW and Victoria see a COVID resurgence, an expert gives GPs management strategies for the psychological consequences of isolation and quarantine.
Isolation led to loss of function for people with dementia: Report And those functions are unlikely to be restored.
COVID trade-offs: How to keep testing rates high With low case numbers and coronavirus fatigue setting in, is it time to make testing more palatable and favour quantity as much as quality?
‘We are at a critical point’: Urgent calls for people to properly self-quarantine The GP overseeing Victoria’s first GP-led hospital in the home for COVID-19 patients has urged people to take quarantine guidelines seriously.
GPs step up as Melbourne locks down With anxiety and distress spiking in suburbs plunged back into lockdown, GPs are answering the call to help in any way they can.
Mental health issues the ‘second wave’ of pandemic A new report suggests many Australians are struggling with isolation and stress due to the coronavirus lockdown.
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.
Coronavirus posing significant mental health threat The outcomes of social isolation during a pandemic go far beyond the physical.
Further ‘draconian’ coronavirus measures introduced The restrictions are designed to enhance social-distancing efforts, as medical facilities ration PPE and suspend almost all elective surgery.
Immediate coronavirus testing kit supplies guaranteed: Govt But the personal protective equipment required to conduct such tests is being rationed ‘at every level of distribution’.