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Australia’s new urgent care clinics face early challenges despite strong demand and goals to reduce ER visits.
Australia’s rollout of 137 urgent care clinics under a $8.5 billion healthcare plan has faced early hurdles including staff shortages and limited after-hours scans, with no definitive evidence yet on whether they reduce emergency department visits or wait times.
Designed to offer timely, affordable care for non-life-threatening conditions outside regular GP hours, the clinics aim to cut costly non-urgent ER visits averaging $616 each.
Early signs show strong public demand, with patients avoiding long ER waits, while new bulk-billing rules may boost GP use.
Full impact may take years to assess as clinics open gradually.
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Las nuevas clínicas de urgencias de Australia enfrentan desafíos tempranos a pesar de la fuerte demanda y los objetivos de reducir las visitas a urgencias.