After-hours GP services ‘facing annihilation’ as patients turn to telehealth
Industry leader Dr Nathan Pinskier says the future is bleak
Australia’s after-hours GP services are “doomed” to fail and most will be gone in five years’ time, one of the sector’s top GPs is warning.
Dr Nathan Pinskier says Medicare-funded telehealth is to blame as demand for after-hours home visits slumps as patients turn to phone and video consults.
