After-hours home visits fall 40%
The GP deputising industry says it is facing a triple threat: rebate reductions, the pandemic and a recruitment crisis
GP deputising services are struggling to survive following a triple hit from rebate cuts, a recruitment crisis and plunging demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medicare figures show claims for after-hours home visits fell 40% last year, with doctors billing fewer than a third of the number of items they did in 2017.
