Doctor: Patients with chronic illness shouldn't skip appointments during COVID-19 outbreak

ABC15 2020-04-15

Views 3

While hospitals prepare for more patients due to coronavirus, family doctors say they are seeing fewer patients, which could mean patients with chronic illnesses are missing treatment for their conditions.
Show more

Share This Video


Download

  
Report form
RELATED VIDEOS
Outbreak of respiratory illness challenging Valley doctors and patients
play
01:51

Outbreak of respiratory illness challenging Valley doctors and patients
Healthy Eating Tips Suggested by Benjamin Pure for Patients with Chronic Illness
play
00:25

Healthy Eating Tips Suggested by Benjamin Pure for Patients with Chronic Illness
GP's urge patients to attend appointments after IT outage.
play
04:00

GP's urge patients to attend appointments after IT outage.
Cancer survivor drives patients to appointments
play
01:32

Cancer survivor drives patients to appointments
Patients who had appointments or operations cancelled during Covid were 80%
play
02:14

Patients who had appointments or operations cancelled during Covid were 80%
There are fears Ashford patients are at risk as vital appointments are scrapped
play
02:43

There are fears Ashford patients are at risk as vital appointments are scrapped
Wes Streeting vows to increase NHS appointments available for patients
play
00:38

Wes Streeting vows to increase NHS appointments available for patients
Kent hospitals losing millions as patients fail to turn up to appointments
play
05:11

Kent hospitals losing millions as patients fail to turn up to appointments
A&E patients will require appointments through winter
play
01:12

A&E patients will require appointments through winter
COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Issues as Patients' Appointments Are Cancelled and Doses Are Unavailable
play
00:39

COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Issues as Patients' Appointments Are Cancelled and Doses Are Unavailable
Kent virus expert says patients shouldn't think they're invincible after first COVID-19 jab
play
02:54

Kent virus expert says patients shouldn't think they're invincible after first COVID-19 jab
Johnson: I shouldn't have shaken hands with patients
play
01:11

Johnson: I shouldn't have shaken hands with patients