Peak rural medical bodies, ACRRM and RDAA have said that the Government’s new Contact Tracing App, COVIDSafe, is an important additional tool in the fight against COVID-19.
ACRRM says the benefits of the government’s new COVIDSafe app in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic far outweigh any perceived risk. The app, which is available to all Australians to voluntarily download from 6.00pm tonight, will help protect lives by alerting people who may have come in contact with a person who has been diagnosed with COVID-19.
With thoughts turning to how Australia might adapt to a post-COVID world, rural doctors say the pandemic response could provide the tools for better access to healthcare in the bush.
During this time when Australia is focussed on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to remember the health care needs of people with disabilities in our rural and remote communities, says ACRRM.
Australia’s peak rural doctor bodies have welcomed $52 million in Federal Government support for aeromedical organisations to provide additional retrievals, and other assistance, to rural and remote communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fast turnaround on test results is the key to protecting rural Australia from COVID-19 outbreaks. Rural peak bodies, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) are calling for investment in strategies to reduce the time it takes between testing and results, for people in the bush.
Rural medical organisations are warning that hospitals, particularly the smaller rural ones, need to gear up now, to prepare for COVID-19 emergencies. ACRRM and RDAA have said that good preparation will save lives.
Thinking of travelling to your holiday home or a rural destination for Easter or the school holidays? Think again. That’s the warning today from ACRRM and the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA), as they urge all Australians to stay put at their usual place of residence and maintain strict social distancing practices.
The advent of COVID-19 has reinforced the importance for ACRRM to deliver Australia’s first government-funded Rural Generalist (RG)Training Program this year.
While there are very early signs that the curve is beginning to flatten on COVID-19, there is an extraordinarily long way to go - and rural and remote Australians must not become complacent in slowing its spread, or more people will die.
ACRRM President Dr Ewen McPhee is at the forefront of COVID-19 preparation, opening Australia’s first rural COVID-19 respiratory clinic in Emerald today.
ACRRM welcomes the expansion of telehealth services and bulk-billing incentives announced by the Australian Government today. ACRRM President Dr Ewen McPhee says these changes will significantly increase the capacity of the rural health system, particularly in general practice.
If rural and remote Australians think their town is too isolated to be impacted by COVID-19, they should think again, the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) and Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) warned today.
Australia’s peak rural medical organisations have welcomed an announcement by the Prime Minister that most elective surgery in public and private hospitals will be suspended, as the nation’s health sector increases its preparedness for COVID-19. All elective surgery, other than category 1 and urgent category 2 cases, will be suspended from midnight tonight.
The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes today’s announcement of the Remote Community Preparedness and Retrieval Package to help protect Indigenous communities against COVID-19.
Peak rural medical organisations are calling for an urgent allocation of resources to ensure their communities are COVID-19 ready. The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) have said that the window of opportunity to supply rural, regional and remote Australia was rapidly closing.
The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) supports the extension of telehealth item numbers to ensure all doctors are equipped to protect their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
RDAA and ACRRM welcome the Government’s expansion of bulk-billed telehealth consultations by additional health professionals, in response to the COVID-19 emergency
New COVID-19 telehealth items announced today will immediately support rural and remote doctors to provide quality care throughout the pandemic, according to the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM).
With the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaration of the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) says the government’s $2.4 billion health package becomes even more timely.
