Go GP, not ED
July 17, 2013
Residents in Gladstone, Qld will
no longer have to attend the local
hospital emergency department for
after-hours care, after the launch
of a $50,000 Go GP not ED program
launched this week by health
minister Tanya Plibersek.
The new program sees three
general practices in the region now
provide permanent after-hours
patient facilities.
“This will reduce demand
for avoidable, non-emergency
presentations,” said Plibersek.
In NZ, pharmacists have been
proposed by the local Guild as
an alternative first call for minor
ailments given their high levels of
community respect, training and
accessibility (see page 2).
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