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“… deal with this, St Vincent’s and the Austin hospitals both have dedicated teams of geriatricians working alongside emergency department clinicians to assess older patients and safely divert them to their homes, aged care facilities or rehabilitation…”

“Waypoint’s own policy states that seclusion is to be used as a last resort — and for as brief a time as possible — to deal with patients who pose an imminent risk of bodily harm to themselves or others.”

“…tackle the ‘postcode lottery’ on access to GP appointments, a greater proportion of health spending for primary care, an expansion of ‘hospital at home’ services and the use of empty capacity in care homes for delayed discharge patients using up hospital…”