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Ending home doctor service will ‘flood emergency departments’
NSW Shadow Health Minister Walt Secord said the federal government’s proposed scrapping of the after-hours GP home doctor service would flood NSW emergency departments with non-urgent cases that should be seen by a GP.
June 27, 2017 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Ice behind 150,000 emergency dept visits
Sarah Wiedersehn SYDNEY [AAP] Research has revealed the major impact methamphetamine use is having on the Australian hospital system. Ice use was responsible for up to 150,000 additional visits to emergency departments in 2013 alone, according to a study published... Read More →
March 13, 2017 | Echonetdaily | 0
