Affiliation:
1. Emergency and Trauma Centre Alfred Health Emergency Service Melbourne Victoria Australia
2. School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Monash University Melbourne Victoria Australia
Abstract
AbstractObjectiveTo report the initial experience of a newly built Priority Primary Care Centre (PPCC) from the ED perspective.MethodsA single‐centre prospective cohort study, assessing referrals to the PPCC from 1 February to 30 June 2023.ResultsThere were 1240 patients referred to the PPCC from the ED, of which 87 (7.0%) were referred back to the ED. The incidence rate of PPCC referrals was 4.2% (95% confidence interval 4.0–4.5).ConclusionsThe PPCC enabled re‐direction of a small proportion of ED presentations. Early results suggest that such patients can be adequately selected and managed at PPCCs.