Mental, financial, relationship strains of COVID-19 lockdown will show up in general practice in coming months

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Mental, financial, relationship strains of COVID-19 lockdown will show up in general practice in coming months

1 July 2020

Alan

Perrott

aperrott@nzdoctor.co.nz

Wednesday 1 July 2020, 05:30 AM

Ministry of Social Development principal disability adviser Anne Hawker says young people whose work was affected by the lockdown may never recover

For New Zealand Doctor staff, GPs, NPs, nurses and managers around the country, the annual pilgrimage to the Rotorua Energy Events Centre for the Rotorua GP CME was curtailed this year by COVID-19. Instead, we found ourselves in front of screens as the event went ‘virtual’. We begin our coverage this issue with a warning of the impact of the virus on mental health and an animated presentation on virginity

The COVID-19 lockdown brought with it increases in family violence, stress, depression, loneliness and anxiety that are yet to be fully uncovered.

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