50 new urgent care clinics are on the cards. But are the existing ones working? Here’s what we know so far
- Written by Henry Cutler, Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
Over the weekend the Australian government announced A$644 million to build an extra 50 Medicare urgent care clinics around Australia. This is on top of nearly $600 million previously committed to establish 87 clinics.
Once these 50 new clinics open in the 2025–26 financial year, the government says four in five Australians will live within...