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UNDER PRESSURE: Local GPs stretched covering hospital emergency departments

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Two prominent local health professionals say the region's ageing population and area growth are both contributing to increasing pressure on local hospital emergency departments.

In recent months, as reported by The Leader, the Angaston and District Hospital has been forced to close its emergency department (EDs) a number of times, while Kapunda Hospital was last Friday saved from a weekend-long e...


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