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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Jasper Lindell

Government plans to meet older population's health needs outside hospital

ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith, who released an eight-year health services plan on Monday. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

The ACT government has signalled offering more services from walk-in centres as part of a broad range of efforts to lessen the demand for hospital beds as Canberra's population ages.

An eight-year health services plan said patients in the territory needed to better transition between and out of care services, while investment in some non-hospital services would help manage demand for hospital beds.

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