Queensland govt tells GPs to do less telehealth
Its chief health officer says doctors should 'get back' to seeing patients face-to-face
Queensland’s chief health officer has written to the state’s GPs telling them to reduce telehealth consults, saying it was now necessary to “get back” to seeing patients face-to-face, including those with respiratory symptoms.
While acknowledging telehealth fulfilled an “essential need”, Dr Jeannette Young said face-to-face consults would build community confidence in the road back from COVID-19 and “ease the pressure on our emergency departments”.