Want to Skype your GP to avoid exposure to the coronavirus? Here's what you need to know about the new telehealth option
- Written by Centaine Snoswell, Research Fellow Health Economics, The University of Queensland
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From tomorrow, some Australians will be able to consult their doctor or other health professional with a bulk-billed videocall rather than in person, in a move designed to limit the spread of the coronavirus among vulnerable people.
This measure will also help reduce the risk of transmission to health-care providers.
Yesterday’s ann...