Archive for January 2021

UPDATED: Will GPs be considered frontline healthcare workers? Will they have a role in aged care? RACGP President Dr Karen Price provides some insight. Phase 1a of the roadmap will see priority groups receive the vaccine, including 100,000 frontline healthcare workers. (Image: AAP) This article has been updated to incorporate further information provided by the…

​As the Covid-19 tide gradually turns a corner towards recovery, Deloitte Access Economics has taken stock of Australia’s economy – forecasting a much brighter 2021 than originally feared. Australia’s vaccine rollout starts next month, adding an extra safety net to a country where infection containment has been remarkably effective – particularly in global context. The…

​Use of telehealth jumped sharply during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic shutdown, with the approach being used more often for behavioral health services than for medical care, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Between mid-March and early May 2020, telehealth was used by more than 40% of patients with a chronic physical…