Woden Walk-In Centre - good experience

Overheard said :

I just don’t understand these claims that the walk-in centre exacerbates A&E admissions.

If by exacerabates you mean increases, it certainly does seem dubious.

Doctors are engaged in a turf war as they see their territory being encroached-upon. Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Psych Nurses et al… nurses with extra qualifications and credentials with more powers and more abilities to do things doctors only used to do.

Now there’s talk of allowing some pharmacists to prescribe (not pharmacy owners though), as is happening in NZ. Certainly if you tested a pharmacist and a doctor on their knowledge of pharmaceuticals and their effects, a pharmacist would knock the doctor into the weeds.

All of this benefits the consumer, most would agree the current situation is not working, and can anyone really see a nurse killing someone by negligence? I can’t.

INFP said :

How often do you need to go to the emergency room??

For a time there, too often. Though once is too often, I guess.

I’ve used it a couple of times. It’s brilliant. The nurses are friendly, caring and very thorough. There’s no sense that they’re hurrying to get you out of the way to see the next patient.

+1 ACT Government.

How about one on the north side?

Been there twice (well, twice as a patient), and both times was sorted out with blistering speed (relative to the A&E up the hill) and success.

I just don’t understand these claims that the walk-in centre exacerbates A&E admissions.

DarkLadyWolfMother said :

Gantz said :

Not 3 and half hours, 3 to 5 hours.

Ooops. Though I would still suggest 5 hours is a decent time to get in. At least, for me it is.

How often do you need to go to the emergency room??

Moose said :

I’ve been wishing everyone a “Good Afternoon” in the mornings and visa versa. It’s an epidemic I tells ya!!

I keep insisting to myself that it’s Friday. I’m constantly disappointed in myself today.

Gantz said :

Not 3 and half hours, 3 to 5 hours.

Ooops. Though I would still suggest 5 hours is a decent time to get in. At least, for me it is.

DarkLadyWolfMother said :

Three and a half hours? We used to dream of waiting three and a half hours!

I wish I’d remembered the Walk-in centre a couple of weeks back. Thanks for the reminder!

Oh DarkLadyWolfMother, it’s another one of those weeks 😛

I’ve been wishing everyone a “Good Afternoon” in the mornings and visa versa. It’s an epidemic I tells ya!!

Not 3 and half hours, 3 to 5 hours.

Three and a half hours? We used to dream of waiting three and a half hours!

I wish I’d remembered the Walk-in centre a couple of weeks back. Thanks for the reminder!