Urgent Care Centre Eligible Presentations in a Remote Emergency Department
According to this model, a significant proportion of ED presentations could potentially be managed in a UCC, although a large proportion of these occurred outside of UCC opening hours. The impact of the introduction of a UCC into a remote community on ED presentations, patient experience, patient outcomes and the broader system requires further study.
Authors
- J. R. Johnstone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3295-5533)
- Richard J. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5373-1523)
- Linnea Capps
- Elizabeth Rigby
- Chris Perry
Institutions
- Flinders University (AU)
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Flinders Medical Centre (AU)
- Charles Darwin University (AU)
- Women's and Children's Health Network (AU)
- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health (AU)
- Alice Springs Hospital (AU)
- National Library of Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emergency Medicine Australasia
- Published
- 2025-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.70135
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25