Tweed to get new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic

A NEW Medicare Urgent Care Clinic is planned for the Tweed region, with a tender process underway to identify a provider.

Labor member for Richmond Justine Elliot said the facility would make urgent medical care more accessible for local families.

“All you will need is your Medicare card, not your credit card,” Elliot said.

The clinic will operate seven days a week with extended hours and walk-in appointments, and all patients will be fully bulk billed.

The North Coast Primary Health Network has opened tenders to general practices, community health centres and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services to run the clinic.

Ninety Medicare Urgent Care Clinics are already operating across Australia, recording more than 1.8 million presentations since June 2023.

In New South Wales, 22 clinics have handled more than 355,000 presentations, with more than one in four visits taking place on weekends.

Elliot said the investment built on the Federal Government’s promise to strengthen Medicare.

“This extends on the Albanese Labor Government’s commitment to strengthening Medicare, with the single largest investment in Medicare since its creation over 40 years ago,” she said.