Urgent Care Service Expansion: Western Sydney Leading the Way in Urgent Care
The announcement from the New South Wales and Victorian Governments of a major expansion to urgent care services across both states is welcome news in Western Sydney. These services are crucial to supporting people with urgent but non-life-threatening conditions in accessing high-quality community-based care faster, freeing up capacity in emergency departments for patients with […]
Reducing Western Sydney ED Presentations by up-to 40%
As of Monday 18 July, up-to 40% of patients that currently present to hospital emergency departments (ED) in Western Sydney may be suitable for referral to an Urgent Care Service centre thanks to a cutting-edge initiative under the Western Sydney Care Collective. Designed to avoid unnecessary hospital presentations, Western Sydney residents are now able to […]
WentWest Stories, UCS: Trevor’s Story
Western Sydney Care Collective is a whole of system approach designed to enable and support the delivery of value-based health care in the community, ensuring health care is outcome-focused and patient-centred, and provided at the right time, in the right place. The Value Based Urgent Care pathway aims to reduce the number of non-urgent […]
WentWest Stories, UCS: Jackson’s Story
Western Sydney Care Collective is a whole of system approach designed to enable and support the delivery of value-based health care in the community, ensuring health care is outcome-focused and patient-centred, and provided at the right time, in the right place. The Value Based Urgent Care pathway aims to reduce the number of non-urgent presentations […]
Urgent Care Service centres offer alternative to ED
17 February 2022 Over 40% of patients that present to Emergency Departments (ED) in Western Sydney are classified as triage category 4 and 5. These types of presentations could now potentially receive treatment outside of an ED, thanks to Value Based Urgent Care. The Value Based Urgent Care pathway aims to alleviate the pressure […]