'It was really confronting': Calls for more funding for GP Access

Call for support: Wednesday Sutherland is calling for funding to be restored to GP Access After Hours after waiting almost seven hours in a busy emergency department. Picture: Marina Neil

A WOMAN who spent almost seven hours waiting in the Calvary Mater emergency department wants to see funding restored to the region's GP Access After Hours service.

It comes as staff from the region's hospitals confirmed there had been a noticeable rise in the number of people seeking help for minor ailments since the closure of the Calvary Mater's clinic and the reduction in the service's hours elsewhere.