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’.
Australia’s coronavirus containment efforts intensify Growing case numbers and limited resources have led governments across the country to impose drastic measures.
So you have been asked to self-isolate or quarantine. What now? GPs Dr Wendy Burton and Dr Kat McLean write about what coronavirus-affected people can expect if they have to go into isolation or quarantine.
Government advises against events of more than 500 people The Federal Government has advised that ‘non-essential’ gatherings should be cancelled from Monday in an effort to limit coronavirus spread.
Quarantined GPs able to work with new telehealth item numbers GPs forced to self-isolate will still be able to provide essential healthcare services by using the new telehealth MBS item numbers.
Social prescribing tackling loneliness and isolation Innovative trials and a high-level discussion forum have put social referrals high on the primary care agenda.
Fostering connections to overcome loneliness More and more Australians are feeling lonely, with some experts warning of a loneliness epidemic. What can be done?
Social prescribing: Has the time come for this idea? Should GPs be prescribing social groups to their more isolated patients?