Ross River fever cases up in area of NSW
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According to MLHD, there have been 18 cases notified from 1 – 22 January. There were less than five notified cases in the same period in 2020.
There have been no arbovirus detections in sentinel chickens, however Ross River was detected in mosquito trappings on 19
th January in the Griffith area.
To date, mosquito numbers have been down on previous seasons.
However, residents and visitors in the area are advised to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites and minimise potential exposure to the virus.
The symptoms of Ross River fever include fever, chills, headache, aches and pains which typically begin within three weeks of being bitten.
No on-site doctors for multiple NSW country hospitals this Christmas, former locum blames paperwork
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The Lake Cargelligo Multi-Purpose Service is one of several small rural hospitals that will not have a doctor on-site over Christmas.
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Several hospitals in regional New South Wales will be without on-site doctors this Christmas period in what a local mayor has called a quite disappointing situation.
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Healthcare teams will have access to virtual medical support
A local mayor said it is disappointing residents will need to travel to see a doctor in person
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Sydney news: Two NSW hospitals without doctors for Christmas break, students receive HSC results
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Tumut Hospital in the Snowy Valley and West Wyalong Hospital in the Riverina have staff shortages.
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Rural hospital staff shortage
Two rural New South Wales hospitals in the Riverina and the Snowy Valley will be without doctors during the Christmas and New Year break.
West Wyalong won t have a visiting medical officer on site for two weeks from Christmas Eve and Tumut s hospital will be without a doctor for three days from January 1.
The West Wyalong-based Bland Shire Mayor Brian Monaghan said telehealth services were not a substitute.
Written by Kate McDonald on
16 December 2020.
Virtual care was again at the forefront during the third quarter of the 2020 eHealth year, with telehealth and remote monitoring being harnessed across the country as the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic arrived.
Victoria, the hardest hit state, rolled out a number of initiatives to help manage the pandemic, including Alfred Health and Monash Health, which introduced a intelligent decision-support system called CovidCare to monitor patients who had tested positive for COVID-19 and were self-isolating at home.
The University of Melbourne launched a clinical trial of a remote monitoring solution also called CovidCare in general practices and respiratory clinics, with patients in self-isolation or quarantine provided with an app to self-monitor their physical symptoms and to identify mental health needs. By October, this trial had recruited 24 clinics around the country and was being expanded to use the app to help patients de