The federal budget is a “missed opportunity” to address health system issues and rural health equity, several health organisations said.
“More urgent care clinics is not a long-term strategic solution, and the government keeps looking to fund more of them without proper evaluation of their impact. What we need is reform that enables general practice to deliver the primary care that our patients need, not piecemeal announcements and changes that further fragment the system,” Australian Medical Association (AMA) President Professor Steve Robson said.
