BY EMILY WILLIAMS
Toronto's GP Access After Hours Service is being restored, Federal Member for the Hunter Dan Repacholi has announced.
The service will provide residents in Cessnock, Lake Macquarie, Morisset, Cooranbong, Toronto, and right across the Hunter with access to care from GP's and nurses outside of standard business hours.
Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler has extended the hours of the Toronto polyclinic after they were slashed on Christmas Eve in 2021 amid funding cuts by the former Government.
The bulk-billed service is available to people of all ages and hopes to relieve some of the pressure on the Hunter's emergency departments and hospital wait times.
Dan Repacholi says this is an important first step.
"Still lots more work to do around more doctors and better access to bulk-billing, but we are working on it."
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| Image: Dan Repacholi |
