A backstop for day and after hours: PHO venture has virtual care on tap for practices under pressure

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A backstop for day and after hours: PHO venture has virtual care on tap for practices under pressure

26 April 2023

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Wednesday 26 April 2023, 01:30 AM

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Daytime demand for virtual telehealth service provider Practice Plus is expected to exceed after-hours demand soon [Image: Jonas Allert on Unsplash]

Patients from more than 500 practices across the country have used PHO-owned virtual doctor service Practice Plus, which now offers in-hours as well a, Jess White Practice PLus CR Supplied, General manager Jess White says Practice Plus has been scaling up its in-hours virtual locum service [Image: Supplied]

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