Steady rise in long hospital stays reflects ‘struggling system’ An increase in Victorian patients staying in EDs longer than 24 hours is placing ‘concerning’ pressure on the healthcare system.
Why do patients go to emergency rather than to their GP? Experts say the reasons for the phenomenon are complex – but underfunding of general practice is a key issue.
New campaign to divert less urgent medical cases to GPs An ongoing overcrowding crisis has prompted the SA Government take action in steering cases away from hospital emergency departments.
Potential health effects of increasing homelessness Australia’s homeless population has increased by almost 5% in the last five years, with 50 out of every 10,000 people experiencing homelessness, new research from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed.
Overcrowding leads to poorer health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples In the first of a series focusing on the coming third edition of the ‘National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’, newsGP examines the effects of overcrowding on health outcomes.