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ACEM response to Queensland Government health funding announcement
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) acknowledges today’s commitment from the Queensland Government in response to the state’s acute hospital access crisis.
The announced investments in additional beds and other care options have the potential to help partially address the immediate whole-of-healthcare system issues that are currently embodied in dangerous bottlenecks in the state’s emergency departments.
ACEM President Dr John Bonning said while the government commitment may have some impact in alleviating the immediate crisis – provided the additional resourcing is properly allocated –, focus must remain on implementing systemic solutions to the pressures being faced by Queensland emergency departments.
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‘GP-type’ patients must not be blamed for hospital access block
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) is concerned ‘GP-type patients’ are once again being blamed for crowding in Queensland hospital emergency departments (EDs) while the root systemic causes contributing to ED crowding and hospital access block remain un-addressed.
This follows a Queensland Government media release indicating 30%-40% of monthly ED presentations were classified as being ‘non-urgent’. Such a statement suggests that EDs are providing GP or pharmacy services to more than one third of people attending, which is simply not the case.
ACEM Queensland Faculty Chair Dr Kim Hansen said the College was concerned this painted an overly simplistic picture which failed to acknowledge the major systemic issues that contribute to hospital access block.