在澳洲,急诊并不是你能立刻拿到医生号就能解决的地方。
澳洲医生程刚认为:澳洲GP能看的病和急诊能看的疾病完全不同,而大多数GP周末休息,使得急诊室周末和节假日人满为患。加上不少人把急诊当作“万能通道”,占用了宝贵的医疗资源。同时,公立医院急诊科还肩负着教学任务。
听起来,你会不会觉得自己也可能在无意间“拖慢了急诊节奏”?或者你觉得,目前的澳洲医疗系统已经“做得不错了”?

File photo dated 10/09/14 of a GP checking a patient's blood pressure. The majority of GPs are seeing patients over and above the "safe level" on a daily basis, a new survey suggests. Some 60% of family doctors say they see an average of 26-40 patients every day, according to a new survey by GP publication Pulse. Issue date: Monday August 21, 2023.. See PA story HEALTH GPs. Photo credit should read: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire Credit: Anthony Devlin/PA/Alamy