When to see a GP, visit urgent care or go to the emergency department this winter
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- sbs.com.auseen 8 Aug, 13:50headline rewritten
Sick this winter? When to see a GP, visit an urgent care clinic or go to the emergency roomWhen to see a GP, visit urgent care or go to the emergency department this winter - moreechampion.com.auseen 11 Sept, 04:39URL changed
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- rnz.co.nzseen 19 Sept, 01:02URL changed
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Wed, 5 August 2026
1 report- sbs.com.au19:33first to reportedited after publishing
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Sick this winter? When to see a GP, visit an urgent care clinic or go to the emergency roomOne state is asking people to consider their need to go to the emergency room this winter.
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- rnz.co.nz05:45
Wellington Hospital's Emergency Department had its busiest day for almost a year on Monday, seeing a total of 258 patients.
Fri, 14 August 2026
1 report- rnz.co.nz06:00
A Palmerston North emergency department doctor is urging Health New Zealand to "send help" after an extraordinarily busy day.
Sun, 16 August 2026
1 report- scoop.co.nz22:45
The central problem is not simply how much New Zealand spends on healthcare. It is whether patients receive care in a reasonable timeframe.
Tue, 18 August 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)21:11
The Northern Territory Health Department issues an urgent call-out for qualified health workers to take up short-term roles at the Darwin and Palmerston hospitals, in a bid to relieve staff under "immense pressure" amid a weeks-long code yellow.
Thu, 20 August 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)02:03
Around 80 patients were left waiting for an ambulance in SA when demand peaked on Wednesday, according to the paramedics union which is pushing for greater investment to reduce ramping ahead of an expected rise in flu cases.
Fri, 21 August 2026
2 reports- nzherald.co.nz17:00
Doctors warn flu pressure is straining hospitals, GPs and ambulance services.
- nzherald.co.nz17:00
OPINION: A strained health system puts pressure on the economy and households.
Mon, 24 August 2026
2 reports- narrominenewsonline.com.au05:56
Sick and injured people forced to wait hours in emergency departments could be assisted by a state government...
1 reprint
- crookwellgazette.com.au24 Aug, 05:56their copy
- dungogchronicle.com.au08:32
'The people of the Hunter deserve a health system they can rely on.'
Wed, 26 August 2026
1 report- dungogchronicle.com.au20:00
A planned health hub is being welcomed amid the push to take pressure off emergency departments by giving...
7 reprints
- crookwellgazette.com.au26 Aug, 20:00their copy
- portstephensexaminer.com.au26 Aug, 20:00their copy
- cootamundraherald.com.au26 Aug, 20:00their copy
- oberonreview.com.au26 Aug, 20:00their copy
- cessnockadvertiser.com.au26 Aug, 20:00their copy
- narrominenewsonline.com.au26 Aug, 20:00their copy
- gloucesteradvocate.com.au26 Aug, 20:00their copy
Fri, 28 August 2026
1 report- odt.co.nz23:19
Mental health crisis looming and urgent investment needed, psychiatrists warn
Sat, 29 August 2026
1 report- odt.co.nz20:59
‘A sh**show to work in’: Patients face 24-hour wait at Wellington Hospital ED
Tue, 1 September 2026
1 report- con-telegraph.ie14:00
"Due to these ongoing pressures, we are reviewing elective surgeries, some of which have been deferred. Urgent and time-sensitive procedures are being prioritised."
Wed, 2 September 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)08:11
A new multi-purpose ward at the Northern Territory's largest hospital has received its first patients this week, with hopes the $24 million investment will help ease capacity pressures in Darwin's health sector.
Thu, 3 September 2026
2 reports- ABC News (Australia)06:28
South Australia's public health system has "deteriorated" under the current government, according to an independent review released on the same day that ambulance ramping was revealed to have hit a record high.
- ABC News (Australia)21:19
Australia's leading GP group warns people will continue to get sicker if clinics and staff are not supported.
Fri, 4 September 2026
1 report- abc.net.au07:00
State and Territory health ministers are warning the federal government that pressure on the nation's hospitals is worsening, because thousands of beds are being taken up by patients waiting to get into aged care.
Mon, 7 September 2026
2 reports- rnz.co.nz04:45
Overworked Plunket nurses are facing an unprecedented workload amid the surge in winter illnesses and say the health care system is in crisis.
- rnz.co.nz17:30
URL changednow www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/1291121/why-a-gp-wishes-people-would-stop-saying-it-s-just-the-flu
New Zealand is in the grip of Influenza A, and for our most vulnerable it's proving deadly
Wed, 9 September 2026
2 reports- ABC News (Australia)00:52
South Western Sydney Local Health District is doing the heavy lifting across the city's hospitals in a range of categories, new public health data reveals.
- nvi.com.au04:06
URL changednow www.nvi.com.au/story/9346792/bed-block-warning-as-emergency-wards-brace-for-impact/
Visitors to one state's emergency departments have notched lengthened stays, as leaders continue to cry out for support...
3 reprints
- moreechampion.com.au9 Sept, 04:06their copy
- camdencourier.com.au9 Sept, 04:06their copy
- therural.com.au9 Sept, 04:06their copy
Fri, 11 September 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)21:51
The South Australian Government spent more than $123 million last year on patients stranded in hospital waiting for aged care beds.
Sun, 13 September 2026
1 report- nzherald.co.nz17:00
OPINION: Waikato nurse says understaffing left patients waiting in unsafe conditions.
Tue, 15 September 2026
1 report- rnz.co.nz21:00
URL changednow www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/1409610/simeon-brown-says-health-system-is-improving-despite-very-challenging-winter
The health system has been under significant pressure this winter, with Auckland City Hospital saying it's been worse than expected.
Thu, 17 September 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)04:20
Tasmanians who had rung Triple Zero were told there were no immediately available ambulances nearly 17,000 times in 2025-26, new figures have revealed — around 46 times per day.
Fri, 18 September 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)22:27
Albury Wodonga Health tells doctors to send patients home early as it struggles to meet an "overwhelming" demand amid a major late-season flu spike.
Mon, 21 September 2026
1 report- bordermail.com.au20:00
Council representative argues for delay to key aspect of upgrade.
Fri, 25 September 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)09:27
Patients waited more than 13 hours to be treated at the biggest emergency department in Adelaide's northern suburbs, which has been operating at "crisis" levels for months, according to SA's doctors' union.
Sun, 27 September 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)20:31
Adnaan spent 23 hours on a hard chair at Sydney's Westmead Hospital before leaving without a bed. New figures show he is not alone.
Mon, 28 September 2026
1 report- rnz.co.nz23:00
The death of a man on a footpath outside an Auckland medical centre earlier this month has prompted questions about the obligations of health staff.
Wed, 30 September 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)08:56
A non-verbal man who was later diagnosed with pneumonia was ramped for more than nine hours at an outer suburbs hospital amid significant demand that the doctors union says left staff feeling "helpless".
Wed, 7 October 2026
2 reports- ABC News (Australia)05:46
South Australia's ambulance employees union is fearing another record month of ramping, saying up to 16 ambulances were ramped at Lyell McEwin Hospital the morning after the long weekend.
- bordermail.com.au06:30
'There is an election coming up ... this is great, it's not enough.'
Thu, 8 October 2026
1 report- cambrian-news.co.uk11:04
Siân previously attended the opening of the multi-million-pound redevelopment of the Emergency Department in 2019, when she described the project as “transformative”. She returned to the department this week to see the facilities and meet staff once again.
Fri, 9 October 2026
3 reports- ABC News (Australia)05:05
The latest Queensland Health performance data shows statewide ambulance ramping is sitting at 42 per cent across Queensland's 26 top public hospital emergency departments.
- hawkesburygazette.com06:08
- ABC News (Australia)07:50
Canberra Health Services has promised to undertake a review after revealing more than 10 per cent of Canberrans are waiting to see a specialist through the public system.
Mon, 12 October 2026
4 reports- ABC News (Australia)19:16
Insufficient planning for an aging population has left Tasmania's healthcare system ailing, a national report by the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine has found.
- ABC News (Australia)20:00
The nation's peak body for emergency doctors has warned that long emergency department waits are common because of surging demand driven by Australia's aging population.
- miragenews.com22:30
Around 3,500 patients in Western Sydney will benefit from improved access to planned surgery following the Minns Labor Government's $30 million
- miragenews.com22:30
Around 3,500 patients in Western Sydney will benefit from improved access to planned surgery following the Minns Labor Government's $30 million
Wed, 14 October 2026
3 reports- ABC News (Australia)00:43
New South Wales must think outside the box to stop the number of "stranded" aged care patients in hospitals from getting out of control, says the state's productivity commissioner.
- ABC News (Australia)05:59
Rural GPs in South Australia's Mid North are urging the government not to trial a new birthing service at two of their hospitals, saying it will fragment patient care and have flow-on effects on an already under-pressure health system.
- ABC News (Australia)18:29
A man's death following a lack of available ambulances has put the spotlight on a Tasmanian Liberal's election promise.
Sat, 17 October 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)21:02
Halfway through the Crisafulli government's first-term, data shows ramping figures have only slightly improved since they took office.
Sun, 18 October 2026
2 reports- ABC News (Australia)00:04
A review is underway after more than 3,000 emails, including 16 urgent referrals for elective surgery, were found in an unmonitored email inbox months after they were sent.
- ulladullatimes.com.au20:43
Fuelled by social media influencers chasing the elixir of youth, customers caught in the dangerous peptide craze are...
4 reprints
- nynganobserver.com.au18 Oct, 20:43their copy
- edenmagnet.com.au18 Oct, 20:43their copy
- macleayargus.com.au18 Oct, 20:43their copy
- batemansbaypost.com.au18 Oct, 20:43their copy