Seems Remote / Virtual Care Gets The Thumbs Up From Consumers.

This appeared last week:

NSW patients give positive review of virtual care

By Mary Ward 04 Aug, 2021

NSW public hospital patients who received virtual care last year have given a positive review of the experience, with patients across age groups and the rural-urban divide largely finding it an effective replacement for an in-person appointment.

The 2020 Virtual Care survey, conducted by the NSW Bureau of Health Information, surveyed 2618 patients who received care through a video conference or telephone call when remote appointments increased during lockdown restrictions last year. 

Ninety-one per cent of patients rated the care they received as “good” or “very good”, a proportion which increased with the number of virtual appointments a patient had. 

Sixty per cent of patients said they saved time with virtual treatment and 30 per cent said they saved money.

More details here: 

https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-nsw-and-queensland-covid-19-cases-continue-to-grow-as-federal-vaccination-modelling-released-20210803-p58fin.html 

Just useful to know.

David.