News Inconsistent messages from state and federal health agencies and unpredictable availability of personal protective equipment are among the chief concerns. GPs across the nation have been confused amid the coronavirus response. Inconsistent messages from state and federal health agencies, and unpredictable availability of personal protective equipment (PPE), including confusion about the types of masks needed, are among the chief concerns. RACGP President Dr Harry Nespolon told newsGP the situation has demonstrated the need for a ‘single centralised body dispensing authoritative information’, rather than differing advice from multiple health agencies. ‘Australia needs a national plan for dealing with potential pandemics like this virus. This isn’t the first and won’t be the last,’ he said. ‘Let’s use what this virus has shown us to be well prepared into the future. GP involvement in planning and early access to resourcing must be a given in the future.’ Dr Nespolon said GPs […]