Patterns of health service use are difficult to interpret because changes in these patterns could indicate changes in patterns of ill-health as well as differences in the availability of health services, whether people are aware of their existence and eligibility criteria for gaining access, as well as in the way people may choose to use them. Generally, migrants are less likely than Australian-born people to be hospitalised for most causes (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2000).
Although it has been reported that use of general practitioner and hospital emergency department services can vary markedly among migrant groups, there was generally little difference in the reported rates of general practitioner and visit to emergency departments between the various groups who reside in Hunter New England.
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For more information:
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia's Health 2000: The seventh biennial report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Canberra: AIHW, 2000.
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Public Health Division, NSW Department of Health. Electronic Report of the 1997 and 1998 NSW Health Surveys at www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/nswhs/
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The information presented in this report result from analyses of a variety of social and health focused datasets. These datasets originate from a variety of sources including Hunter New England Health, the NSW Department of Health, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The timing of the release of these data to third parties is controlled by the owner of these data. It is therefore possible for these organisations to publish data that they have not yet made available to Hunter New England Population Health for analysis and release. Users should therefore check the publications of these organisations as it is possible that they may have published even more up to date information on Hunter New England than those available in this report. As this report is an ongoing project, the indicators presented will be updated as soon as possible after the release of all datasets to Hunter New England Population Health.
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Suggested citation:
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Hunter New England Population Health. Health in Hunter New England. Hunter New England Area Health Service, 2005. Available at:
http://www.hnehealth.nsw.gov.au/HHNE/cob/cob_gped.htm. Accessed (insert date of access).
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Produced by:
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Hunter New England Population Health,
Hunter New England Health, with assistance from:
Centre for Epidemiology and Research,
NSW Health.
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Last updated:
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6 December 2005
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See NSW Data:
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To view state data, see NSW Chief Health Officer's Report:
internet version,
intranet version
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