Simplify recruitment process of private GPs into NIP, set up more small to medium-scale vaccination centres.
| The federal government and Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee must look at ways to simplify the recruitment process and remove any unnecessary "red tape" to further encourage and recruit more from the private sector.
While this is encouraging, more must be done to further recruit and utilise community GPs in providing comprehensive immunisation coverage for their local populations. By reducing the congestion in these large-scale PPVs, we will also then reduce the risk of spreading the virus in the PPV, turning it into a possible unwanted cluster.
Requirements set by ProtechHealth can be simplified including reducing the required three-hour online training, and instead of expecting the GPs to go and collect the vaccines themselves at designated centres, the government can use existing vaccine delivery network to deliver the vaccines direct to the GPs, cutting off the need for GPs to source and purchase the necessary “cool box” and electronic temperature data logger that is needed for the transportation.
While there are about 2,500 GPs that have registered, we want to see a target of 5,000 or more to increase population coverage. Many members of the public may feel more comfortable visiting their GP or family doctor to receive the vaccine and this may also help address hesitancy.
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