Thomas & Naaz: An Update on Payroll Tax
This video was produced as part of the AGPA Practice Support Webinar Series
26 October 2021
Presenters:
Stephanie McGrath, twenty20 Legal
Kelly Chard, Growth MD
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This video was produced as part of the AGPA Practice Support Webinar Series
26 October 2021
Presenters:
Stephanie McGrath, twenty20 Legal
Kelly Chard, Growth MD
View video here
The COVID -19 Primary Care Taskforce have released their latest update expressing concerns about reports of bulk vaccine exemptions being issued by some Doctors and warming against this.
On 8 October 2021 the DoH released a framework for work permissions and restrictions framework for workers who have been exposed to COVID-19 in a healthcare setting.
This framework supports safe decision making when determining whether to place work permissions/restrictions, independent of quarantine, on a worker after a COVID-19 exposure in a health care setting in the context of an outbreak and community transmission of COVID-19.
The Framework is here
Over 34 M Vaccine doses have been administered to date.
Over 50% have been administered by General Practice
Department of Health – Primary Health Care COVID-19 Response Teleconference 20 October 2021 – Meeting notes from Dr Maria Boulton
The Primary Care Implementation Group (PCIG) is an online meeting that includes most primary healthcare peak bodies. It is convened weekly by the Department of Health as part of the COVID-19 response. Dr Maria Boulton attends on behalf of the AGPA. Read more
This video was produced as part of the AGPA Practice Support Webinar Series
12 October 2021
Presenters:
Dr Maria Boulton, Family Doctors Plus
Dr Bernard Shiu, Banksia Medical Centre
Dr Jared Dart, Fiveways Surgery
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The Australian General Practice Alliance (AGPA) has made a submission to the Senate Enquiry regarding:
The provision of general practitioner (GP) and related primary health services to outer metropolitan, rural, and regional Australians, with particular reference to:
29.97 M vaccines have been administered at 7 October 2021
16.3 M Vaccines have been administered by Commonwealth supported Primary Health Care, 15.38 M by GP
The full progress report to 8 October is here
ATAGI ADVICE
8 October
Third COVID-19 vaccine as part of primary course for severely immunocompromised individuals
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has released a statement recommending a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine as part of the primary course in individuals who are severely immunocompromised.
The ATAGI statement is here
The Australian General Practice Alliance was formed in 2016 to represent the interests of GP practice owners. While the initial trigger for the formation of the AGPA was the attacks on General Practice by the Australian Government and big business pathology, our aim is to address the issues that face principal led General Practices.
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