Safety valve diverts to primary care - Hospital emergency department refers nearly 700 patients

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Safety valve diverts to primary care - Hospital emergency department refers nearly 700 patients

13 April 2022

Martin

Johnston

mjohnston@nzdoctor.co.nz

Wednesday 13 April 2022, 03:10 AM

Sarah Hartnall [image: supplied by NRHCC]

Sarah Hartnall, the Northern Region Health Coordination Centre’s clinical operations leader [Image: Supplied]

Four designated primary care clinics in Auckland managed 687 referrals in their first month of receiving patients from Omicron-overloaded emergency de

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