NSW government announces $480.7m emergency department relief package to address hospital pressure, focusing on telehealth, urgent care clinics, and capacity increase.
NSW government's $480.7 million emergency department relief package will ease pressure on hospitals, investing in telehealth, expanding urgent care clinics, and increasing emergency department capacity. The package aims to avoid an estimated 290,000 emergency department visits annually and improve the flow of patients within the health system. This comes amidst record numbers of serious presentations to triage services and ambulance responders.
June 09, 2024
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