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Fears urgent care centres in Tasmania will confuse patients, increase workloads

Doctors and paramedics are flagging concerns with a new model of urgent care centres to take the pressure off emergency departments, saying they could confuse patients about where to seek medical help.

ABC News · Apr 18, 2023

Midland Public Hospital review sparked by death of former patient Ashley Webb

Ashley believed she had one last shot to get help. Like millions of Australians every year, she looked for it in a hospital emergency department.

ABC News · Mar 19, 2023

National overhaul of health system only way to improve ambulance ramping, experts say

Health experts say ramping has been caused by a complete health system "failure" that's been brewing for decades. They're calling for a national overhaul, to get patients the help they need on time.

ABC News · Mar 11, 2023

NSW inquiry into ambulance ramping told patients 'dying unnecessarily'

An inquiry into ambulance wait times has been told the system is failing the needs of patients on a daily basis while others are "dying unnecessarily".

ABC News · Oct 5, 2022

Big jump in emergency department visits as staff call for 'outdated' system fix

Australia's emergency departments are under unprecedented strain, while more Australians than ever are seeking emergency medical care. It's a situation leaving doctors and nurses shattered, and patients feeling angry and helpless.

ABC News · Aug 15, 2022

Emergency overload: how Covid exposed Australia’s straining hospital system

The pandemic has merely worsened an underfunded system where key health workers are leaving in droves

The Guardian - AU · May 14, 2022

‘Health system in distress’: how ambulance ramping became a major problem

Experts say hiring more paramedics and creating new beds isn’t a silver bullet to fixing deeper issue in our health systems

The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2022