EP#157: More accessible healthcare for all: Australia’s Medicare Urgent Care Clinics

Medicare Urgent Care Clinics offer free, walk-in care for urgent but non-life-threatening health issues. In this episode, we explore how the Department of Health and Aged Care turned a good idea into a service that’s taking pressure off busy emergency departments across Australia. Since opening in June 2023, Urgent Care Clinics have cared for over 2 million people and grown rapidly from an initial…