Box Hill needs an urgent care centre to make sure everyone has access to free healthcare at any time of the day or night.
Many GP clinics in the area don’t offer bulk billing to patients at all.
And those that do often only have it available to concession of pension card holders, or to their long term patients.
They also have limited opening hours, and those that are open late, cost more on evenings or weekends.
This leaves people having to go to the emergency department for non-emergency illnesses or injuries, extending wait times and putting more pressure on doctors and nurses.
Urgent care centres are the essential missing piece in Box Hill’s healthcare system.
An urgent healthcare centre is absolutely needed for this area, and its needed now to make sure free and accessible healthcare is available to all.
Box Hill needs an urgent care centre to make sure everyone has access to free healthcare at any time of the day or night if they need it.
Posted by Aiv Puglielli – Greens MP for North-East Metro on Tuesday, March 18, 2025
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