The Australian journal of rural health
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Aust J Rural Health · Jun 2018
The challenge of generalist care in remote Australia: Beyond aeromedical retrieval.
To examine clinical service activity amongst patients of the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section in Far West New South Wales and to evaluate the management of chronic disease among frequent users of evacuation services. ⋯ Most frequent evacuees had several chronic conditions, multiple primary care providers, did not have a general practice management plan and had infrequent clinic reviews. This evidence highlights the challenge of remote primary care and the need to improve systems of chronic disease management. It underlines the importance of current local efforts to improve electronic records, follow-up and team care and to explore further telehealth implementation.
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Aust J Rural Health · Jun 2018
Comparative StudyRural-urban variation in injury-related hospitalisation, health outcomes and treatment cost in New South Wales.
To compare differences in injury characteristics, health outcomes and treatment costs between urban and rural residents who were hospitalised following an injury. ⋯ Injuries contribute substantially to hospitalised morbidity and its cost. The development and implementation of injury prevention strategies targeting the most common injuries for urban and rural residents will go some way towards reducing hospitalised injury and its cost.