28 August 2020
The next in our factsheet series focuses on access to care in rheumatology.
This factsheet looks at the importance of developing sustainable services that deliver equitable outcomes for everyone, accounting for individual, organisational and geographical barriers to care.
In the context of COVID-19, accessing care has become even more complicated than before. COVID-19 has resulted in a backlog of work due to redeployment of some health professionals and the need for social distancing.
We expect waiting times will have increased and that services ability to restore capacity will be affected by rates of COVID-19 locally.
Read the factsheet