30 June 2021 – Government announces that under 40’s can be vaccinated with AstraZeneca vaccine and that the Government is introducing a no faults indemnity scheme for GPs to facilitate this
28 July 2021 – PCIG meeting Dr Maria Boulton, AGPA Director, requests an update on progress with this scheme.
Department of Health – Primary Health Care COVID-19 Response Teleconference 28 July 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.
The latest data from the National Immunisation Register shows that over 11M doses have been delivered with over 180, 000 per day being achieved.
The full bulletin to 24 July is here
It is our understanding that EOI for Practices to join the vaccine roll out program is still open. This particularly the case for regional practices where there is locally limited access to vaccination sites or where Practices cater to large numbers of culturally linguistically or ethnically diverse patient lists.
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Discussing the vaccine roll out.
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, AGPA Deputy Chair with Virginia Trioli, Q&A 15 July 2021
New Telehealth numbers came into effect on 1 July 2021.
The MBS change fact sheet published includes the statement:
A patient must assign their right to a Medicare benefit to an eligible provider by signing a completed assignment of benefit form.
The FAQs then address the question:
Can a patient assign their MBS benefit without a physical signature if they come into the practice?
Read moreThis week 500 GP clinics commenced delivering Pfizer vaccine as well as the Astra Zeneca vaccine. By the end of July a further 1300 GP clinics will join the initial 500. Other GP clinics have also expressed an interest in delivering Pfizer vaccine, but have not been included in this first round.
Read moreDepartment of Health – Primary Health Care COVID-19 Response Teleconference 7 July 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.
