The Australian Government has committed $644.3 million to establish 50 additional Medicare Urgent Care Clinics across Australia, six of which will be located in Western Australia. These additional clinics will expand the availability of urgent care, aiming to further reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments.
Six additional Medicare UCCs for WA
WA Primary Health Alliance will commission six new clinics. We will publish more details here, as soon as is practicable.
The locations as determined by the Australian Government are:
- Bateman
- Ellenbrook
- Geraldton
- Mirrabooka
- Mundaring
- Yanchep
Eight Medicare UCCs have already been established in Western Australia in the following locations:
- Morley and surrounding suburbs
- Rockingham and surrounding suburbs
- Clarkson and surrounding suburbs
- Beeliar and surrounding suburbs
- Bunbury and surrounding suburbs
- Midland and surrounding suburbs
- Broome and surrounding areas
- Gosnells and surrounding suburbs
WA Primary Health Alliance’s role
WA Primary Health Alliance coordinates the EOI processes and supports selected practices to establish their clinics.
The clinics are located in existing facilities, such as general practices and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services.
They offer treatment for urgent but not life threatening illnesses and injuries requiring same day assessment for people who may otherwise have visited an emergency department.
UCCs are bulk billed, open seven days a week and accept walk in patients.