Our study found after-hours GPs actually do reduce visits to emergency rooms
- Written by Chris Ifediora, Senior Lecturer (Clinical Skills), Griffith University
Supporters of after-hours GP services say they reduce pressure on emergency rooms.from shutterstock.comA taskforce reviewing more than 5,700 items covered by the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) released a preliminary report this week on urgent after-hours GP services funded through the MBS.
The government-appointed taskforce reviewed these...
