It would seemingly make sense that diverting low need patients from emergency departments would curb overcrowding, but does it actually meet its aim? Canadian research suggests there’s no clear evidence that it does – or that it’s safe. Research published ...
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QLD report orders hospital bypass ban
Queensland Health Minister Lawrence Springborg has released a major report to address lengthy ramping times and overcrowding across the state’s hospital emergency departments. Key recommendations: · From January 1, 2013, no hospital will have authority to divert ambulances to another ...
More »Four-hour emergency rule linked to reduced mortality
Hospital deaths have declined in EDs where new targets have been introduced. Hospitals that introduced the four-hour rule to reduce overcrowding in emergency departments have experienced a 13 per cent decline in overall mortality, new research has found. The research ...
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