Outreach surgical consulting services in North East Victoria

Abstract

Objective: There is a paucity of data regarding the provision of consultative outreach specialist surgical services to rural areas. This paper aims to describe a model of outreach consultative practice to deliver specialist surgical services to rural communities. Design: Analysis of prospectively collected data for consultations in a three month period for two surgeons based in Wangaratta. Setting: Two surgeons in regional Victoria based in Wangaratta, North East Victoria, conducting outreach consultations to Beechworth, Benalla, Bright and Mansfield. Participants: All patients seen in consultations over a 3-month period. Main outcome measures: Patient workload, casemix of presenting complai..