Hawkesbury needs a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic

Hawkesbury families have told me it’s much harder and more expensive to get urgent medical care since the closure of the After-Hours GP Clinic at Hawkesbury Hospital a few years ago.

Around the country, the Albanese Government has been helping other communities get free and fast GP care for urgent, but not life-threatening, situations, through 87 new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.

The nearest one to the Hawkesbury is Penrith, and that’s too far. Hawkesbury needs its own Medicare Urgent Care Clinic.

They’re open for extended hours, including weekends. You don’t need an appointment.

The services, including x-rays or scans and blood tests, are fully bulk-billed, with no out of pocket costs.

The other positive is that they take pressure off emergency departments and the hardworking staff we have there. I’ve seen the benefits of the Penrith Urgent Care Clinic.

People have told me that it’s been a quick and efficient visit, and one patient tole me they were able to see an orthopaedic surgeon to see on the premises. And of course it was free.

That’s why I’m calling on the Federal Government to open a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic here, in the Hawkesbury.

You can help me show it’s needed by signing my petition and sharing with me your example of how it could help you and your family.

An Urgent Care Clinic would build on the improvements we’ve made to making Medicare stronger in the Hawkesbury, from increasing the level of bulk-billing to providing cheaper medicines, plus free mental health services at Medicare Mental Health Service in Richmond.

There’s more to do, so help me get the Hawkesbury an Urgent Care Clinic by signing the petition at https://susantempleman.com.au/hawkesbury-urgent-care-clinic/ or scan the QR code.