Armidale Urgent Care Service temporariamente fechado devido à falta de médicos; recrutando novos GPs para reabrir. Armidale Urgent Care Service temporarily closed due to doctor shortage; recruiting new GPs to reopen.

O Armidale Urgent Care Service, que visava aliviar a pressão do departamento de emergência no Hospital Armidale, fechou temporariamente devido à falta de médicos. Armidale Urgent Care Service, which aimed to relieve emergency department pressure at Armidale Hospital, has temporarily closed due to a shortage of doctors. Equipado por médicos e enfermeiros, o serviço forneceu serviços de diagnóstico por telefone. Staffed by GPs and nurses, the service provided diagnostic services over the phone. A UNE Life, que dirigiu a iniciativa, está recrutando novos GPs, e a Hunter New England Central Coast Primary Health Network permanece comprometida em reabrir o serviço quando as questões de pessoal são resolvidas. UNE Life, which ran the initiative, is recruiting new GPs, and the Hunter New England Central Coast Primary Health Network remains committed to reopening the service when staffing issues are resolved.