Quick Covid-19 Primary Care Survey, Series 30

Abstract

The primary care platform is resilient but has weakened, with patient needs exceeding pre-pandemic levels. For nearly two thirds of primary care clinicians (64%), telemedicine has been key to maintaining patient access to care. If pre-pandemic regulations are restored, 41% of clinicians worry their practice will no longer be able to support telemedicine. The potential loss of this adaptive tool is yet another challenge for an overstretched workforce in which more than half report mental exhaustion is a constant worry as both COVID-19 and patient needs surge. Seven in ten say patient visits now take more time, 65% say mental health concerns are increasing among children, and the majority are managing the care of people with long haul COVID-19, despite limited guidance on how to do so (58%). Series 30 results.