Telehealth - a crucial service to millions of Australians throughout the pandemic - is to be permanently enshrined in the healthcare system.
Following its successful use during the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth will become a permanent option for all Australians.Telehealth - a crucial service to millions of Australians throughout the pandemic - will be permanently enshrined in Australia's healthcare system.
The government is providing $106 million over four years to support permanent telehealth services, allowing GPs, specialists, and allied health professionals to continue to consult with their regular patients by phone or online. "These combination of measures, of telehealth, rapid antigen testing, electronic prescriptions, and home medicine delivery are all about taking pressure off the hospitals and supporting patients and providing access," Mr Hunt told reporters.Mr Hunt first announced the plan to make telehealth a permanent fixture of the health system in November but revealed further details on Monday.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Health Minister Greg Hunt and Secretary of the Department of Health Brendan Murphy on 10 December 2021.RACGP president Karen Price said Monday's announcement was a "wonderful day in the history of general practice".
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