Our health system is facing significant challenges.
We have a serious shortage of GPs. Under Labor, the GP bulk billing rate has dropped 11 per cent. 240,000 Australians are going without the extended mental health support they need.
A Dutton Government will:
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- Guarantee the growing funding of Medicare.
- Support Australians to receive healthcare in a timely way wherever they live.
- Grow our GP workforce through new incentive payments, entitlements and training support.
- Restore the number of Medicare-subsidised mental health sessions from 10 to 20 on a permanent basis.
- Support Australians to access suicide prevention services.
- Invest in cancer treatments, such as specialist cancer nurses to support Australians with Ovarian Cancer – the deadliest cancer affecting women.
- Invest in cutting-edge medical research to drive treatment breakthroughs and advancements for Australians.
- Deliver new investments in best-practice women’s health issues, such as endometriosis, menopause and peri-menopause.
- Support regional health worker attraction, recruitment and retention initiatives.
- Conduct a review of women-specific health items funded under Medicare and the PBS to ensure the best support is provided to Australian women.
- Continue support for the timely access to medicines through community pharmacies.
These priorities will ensure we deliver quality healthcare.