TY - JOUR
T1 - Reflecting on Australia's five principles for pandemic response in primary care through the lens of early international experiences of COVID-19
AU - Desborough, Jane
AU - Hall Dykgraaf, Sally
AU - Davis, Stephanie
AU - Kidd, Michael
PY - 2021/2/5
Y1 - 2021/2/5
N2 - FIVE PRINCIPLES have underpinned
Australia’s primary care response to
COVID-19: 1) protection of vulnerable
people, 2) provision of treatment and
support services to affected people,
3) continuity of regular healthcare services
for the whole population, 4) protection
and support of primary care workers
and services and 5) provision of mental
health services to the community and the
primary care workforce.1,2 These were
rapidly developed to inform policy at the
beginning of the pandemic in collaboration
with representatives from the primary
healthcare sector, general practice and
more than 30 peak national organisations. In scoping the emerging literature on COVID-19 during 2020 and considering its policy relevance, we identified six emerging challenges that highlight the importance of the five principles.
AB - FIVE PRINCIPLES have underpinned
Australia’s primary care response to
COVID-19: 1) protection of vulnerable
people, 2) provision of treatment and
support services to affected people,
3) continuity of regular healthcare services
for the whole population, 4) protection
and support of primary care workers
and services and 5) provision of mental
health services to the community and the
primary care workforce.1,2 These were
rapidly developed to inform policy at the
beginning of the pandemic in collaboration
with representatives from the primary
healthcare sector, general practice and
more than 30 peak national organisations. In scoping the emerging literature on COVID-19 during 2020 and considering its policy relevance, we identified six emerging challenges that highlight the importance of the five principles.
KW - pandemic response
KW - COVID-19
KW - primary care
KW - public health
KW - pandemic preparedness plans
KW - vulnerable people
KW - mental health services
KW - primary care workforce
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85121940763&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.31128/AJGP-COVID-46
DO - 10.31128/AJGP-COVID-46
M3 - Article
C2 - 33543152
AN - SCOPUS:85121940763
VL - 50
JO - Australian Journal of General Practice
JF - Australian Journal of General Practice
SN - 2208-7958
ER -