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Telehealth takes after hours for general practice survival

Martin
Johnston
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The West Coast has struggled to provide in-person after-hours services over its remote region [Image: Royalty Free on iStock]

Following public protests and the death of a resident, the sustainability of West Coast health services has been under scrutiny. Martin Johnston reports

The West Coast has adopted new, telehealth-based after-hours arrangements intended to help practices survive financially – but not without a cluster o