The Australian Government has invested in 58 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (UCC) nationally to deliver a new model of care to reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments, with an additional 29 clinics announced in the Federal Budget 2024-25.
Seven Medicare UCCs have been established in Western Australia in the following locations:
- Morley and surrounding suburbs – confirmed as Rudloc Road Medical and Dental Centre
- Rockingham and surrounding suburbs – confirmed as Rockingham Medical and Dental Centre
- Clarkson and surrounding suburbs – confirmed as Ocean Keys Family Practice in Clarkson
- Beeliar and surrounding suburbs – confirmed as Lagoon Medical Centre in Yangebup
- Bunbury and surrounding suburbs – confirmed as The Health Hub at Eaton Fair in Eaton
- Midland and surrounding suburbs – confirmed as North Street Medical Centre in Midland
- Broome and surrounding area – confirmed as Kimberley Medical Group
An eighth Medicare UCC for Western Australia has been confirmed in Armadale, providing the community with urgent care in a general practice setting.
WA Primary Health Alliance coordinated the EOI processes and supported 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.
They are be bulk billed, be open seven days a week and accept walk in patients.
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Several expression of interest processes will be run. We will notify general practices as and when they open.
The Australian Government is investing in 58 Medicare UCCs across all states and territories, to deliver a new model of care to reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments (EDs).
In an agreement between the Australian and Western Australian Governments, seven UCCs will be located in Western Australia in Perth City and surrounding suburbs, Joondalup and surrounding suburbs, Rockingham and surrounding suburbs, Midland, Murdoch, Bunbury and Broome.
The staged roll-out is intended to enable effective development and implementation of the WA Medicare UCC model.
No. Medicare UCCs are a new initiative of the current Australian Government. They are unrelated to the WA GP Urgent Care Network, the St John Ambulance Urgent Care Centres or any other existing WA urgent care model.
They will offer treatment for urgent but not life threatening illnesses and injuries requiring same day assessment for people who would otherwise have visited an emergency department.
The UCCs will have extended opening hours, including weekends.
Yes, walk in appointments will be accepted.
No, urgent care appointments will be bulk billed.
The first three clinics will be located within the following federal electorates:
- Perth City and surrounding suburbs
- Joondalup and surrounding suburbs
- Rockingham and surrounding suburbs
Four more clinics are expected to open by the end of 2023 in Murdoch, Midland, Bunbury and Broome.