GP, urgent care or emergency? Where to go when winter illness strikes you.

With winter respiratory illnesses putting growing pressure on hospitals, Hawkesbury residents are being urged to know where to seek medical help and when a trip to the emergency department is really necessary. NSW hospitals are experiencing intense winter demand, with almost 10,000 people presenting to Sydney emergency departments on one recent Monday — described by the NSW Health Minister as the biggest winter day on record. Influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and COVID-19 are among