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Coronavirus Pandemic Update: Don’t neglect your other health needs!
It’s business as usual in General Practice We are truly amazed how responsible have been at staying home & keeping our community safe from coronavirus. We have seen an unexpected consequence being that people are accessing their GP less during the pandemic, possibly for fear of catching the virus itself in the clinic or…
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Medicare-funded Telephone/Video Consultation with your GP As of March 2020 the federal government allowed GPs to perform funded telehealth (phone or video) consultations. This is an initiative that is temporary and will be lifted as of September 2020. The idea behind this is to enable GPs to provide medical care and advice to patients…
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IF YOU SUSPECT YOU MAY HAVE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19), PLEASE CALL THE DEDICATED HOTLINE ON 1800 675 398 OR ATTEND A DEDICATED COVID-19 SCREENING CLINIC. PLEASE KEEP TRIPLE ZERO FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY PLEASE RESPECT THAT AT EMERALD MEDICAL CENTRE WE ARE BEING CAREFUL ABOUT ALLOWING ENTRY OF ANY POTENTIAL NOVEL CORONAVIRUS CASES…
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