Getting medical help quickly is difficult in Sunraysia due to a shortage of healthcare workers in the area, but a new priority primary care clinic is about to open.
abc.net.au/news/baby-turned-away-from-gp-sunraysia-health-worker-shortage/102245632Karli Mann and her wife were "horrified" when their doctor said he could not see their six-week-old baby because he was not taking any new patients.
After being unable to find an appointment with any local GP, she saw an online consultant to get a prescription.The other option was to "wait in hospital in agony for hours to get the same medication". Other residents reported waiting weeks for medical attention and spending hours in emergency departments.
The Victorian government last year announced 25 centres would be open for up to 16 hours a day across the state, providing free care for urgent, non-critical conditions such as mild infections, fractures and burns, as well as diagnostic services such as pathology and medical imaging.Mildura Base Public Hospital chief executive Terry Welch said he expected the primary care clinic would ease the burden on the system.
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