Referral and triage patterns of a new rural paediatric outpatient service in south-western Victoria, Australia

CONCLUSION: The establishment of this new rural paediatric service showed a latent need within the service's LGA, as demonstrated by higher referral rates compared to previously published studies and a majority patient population who had not previously accessed paediatric services. The greatest area of need identified by referral analysis was for behavioural and developmental problems.PMID:37474451 | DOI:10.22605/RRH7622

Source: Rural and Remote Health - July 20, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: Jessica Beattie Britta Baade Lara Fuller Source Type: research