Vulnerable Australians missing out on healthcare as insufficient Medicare rebate drives GP shortage
- Cohealth, a not-for-profit community health organisation, fails to provide its street doctor service due to the GP shortage.
- The organisation’s CBD clinics are without free spaces leading to a lack of healthcare services for vulnerable Australians.
- Nurse Vaan Phongsavan identifies the significance for patients to see a GP for scripts, cervical screenings, or full checkups.
- Also, Cohealth introduced its Modernise Medicare campaign calling for additional funding for lengthy consultations.