Update, 15 October: Owing to an error in the Department of Health’s original media statement, an earlier version of this story said the consultation would close 29 November. The correct date is 9 November.

Medicare rebates for telehealth will only be available to patients who register with a GP practice under dramatic reforms drawn up by the Federal Government.

This week, Greg Hunt opened consultation on his 10-year plan for primary care, pledging to “harness the unprecedented momentum” created by the pandemic to deliver a wide-ranging shake-up of the health system.

Running to 59 pages, it spells out details of a radically expanded voluntary patient registration scheme from the one that was delayed last year, a casualty of COVID-19.