Media Statement - 5th November 2007
A Rudd Labor Government's investment of up to $2.5 million in a new GP Super Clinic in the north of the Central Coast will deliver improved services to the residents of this community.
This will bring together a range of health services under one roof and help attract doctors to the area.
It will also take pressure off the Wyong Hospital and its emergency department - which is one of the busiest in the state.
Federal Labor's GP Super Clinics, by co-locating specialists and allied health services such as physiotherapists, mental health counsellors and dieticians with GPs, will enable patients to seamlessly access the range of health services they need to improve their health.
Federal Labor will work closely with local doctors and health professionals to ensure that services offered at the new North Central Coast GP Super Clinic will complement and enhance existing services.
The local community will also be closely consulted to finalise the preferred location and the precise suite of services to be delivered at the North Central Coast GP Super Clinic.
Federal Labor has chosen the north of the Central Coast for a GP Super Clinic because it is a growing area, with many young families.
Federal Labor’s commitment to a GP Super Clinic in the north of the Central Coast will help service the health needs of this area and surrounding communities, by helping to attract more doctors to the area.
Once completed, the North Central Coast GP Super Clinic is expected to include:
- Privately practising GP services and after hours services;
- Chronic disease management services; and
- A range of allied health services such as physiotherapy, dieticians and podiatry.
It is a practical example of how our policy of establishing GP Super Clinics can benefit families and improve health services by:
- Helping to take pressure off the Wyong Hospital; and
- Working co-operatively with the NSW Government to help the health system respond to the community’s needs and avoid the blame shifting and cost-shifting that now goes on.