AACP President

The official account of the AACP President. Dr Terry Stubberfield, paediatrician. President of the AACP 2019-2023. Follow @AACP_Physicians for tweets from AACP.

[AACP President @AACP_President]

As a paediatrician I urge parents to ensure your kids get their vaccinations on time to provide them with strong protection against vaccine-preventable serious diseases like #diphtheria & #measles. Important role for govt @Mark_Butler_MP - read why here: https://t.co/NtJ79jUh1I

[AACP President @AACP_President]

Patients - particularly aged, immuno-compromised, disadvantaged, rural & remote, now may miss out on essential care with the loss of telephone consultations. @AACP_Physicians urges @Mark_Butler_MP to reinstate access. @MeljCunningham @AlisonSBarrett @sophiescott2 @MelissaSweetDr

[AACP @AACP_Physicians]

New restrictions on patient consultations with consultant physicians or paediatrician start today as Govt removes patient rebates for most telephone consultations. AACP joins calls to urge reconsideration by @Mark_Butler_MP of this retrograde step. https://t.co/uBQi7k4XZB

[AACP @AACP_Physicians]

Rural & remote patients who rely on phone consults will miss out on essential medical care when phone consult items end on 30 June. AACP urges @Mark_Butler_MP
& @Emma4Dobell to ensure patient rebates for phone consults continue. Read more: https://t.co/r2J9PeXdCJ

[AACP President @AACP_President]

Access to telephone consultations has been welcomed by patients, and while the COVID-19 pandemic continues it's vital they remain in place.

[AACP @AACP_Physicians]

Patients' access to #telehealth to be cut from 30 June when Medicare rebates for all but one physician and paediatrician telephone consults cease. AACP urges @Mark_Butler_MP to reverse this decision and ensure patients have ongoing access. Read more here: https://t.co/w1JaUXOdGt