Queensland Labor’s Plan for 50 State-Owned GP Clinics Fails to Impress Peak Medical Body

Published on October 13, 2024

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) Queensland has reacted with surprise to a $365 million (US$245 million) promise from state Premier Steven Miles to build 50 new bulk-billing GP clinics across Queensland. AMA Queensland President Dr. Nick Yim said the move prompted concern that governments were failing to understand the challenges faced by GP clinics. Under Labor’s plan, 50 new GP clinics would be built across the state. The clinics would receive free rent in exchange for offering bulk-billed services to patients. “We will fund and build 50 new bulk-billing GP clinics right across Queensland,” Miles announced at the Robina Medical and Dental Centre on the weekend....

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