Dozens of city-centre GP practices on the ‘brink of collapse’
Lockdowns and uncertainty over the future of telehealth is fueling fears of the future, says David Dahm, an accountant specialising in medical practices
City-centre GP practices have gone into “hibernation” and are relying on telehealth for their survival because of the collapse in patient numbers due to the lockdown.
According to David Dahm, an accountant specialising in medical practices, up to 10% of practices in the centres of Melbourne and Sydney are in imminent danger of closing as a result of “a 20-30% downward movement in foot-traffic revenue”.
