Modern Australian

How a rethink of emergency care is closing the gap, one person at a time

  • Written by Simon Quilty, Senior Staff Specialist, Alice Springs Hospital. Honorary, Australian National University
How a rethink of emergency care is closing the gap, one person at a timeWalpiri Transient Camp, Katherine: Western medicine can't be expected to work for disadvantaged Indigenous Australians unless housing and social disadvantage are also addressed.Author provided

This is one of our occasional Essays on Health, about one community’s attempt at closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous health in the...