GPT Network selected as one of the country's first Medicare Locals
The General Practice Tasmania Network is proud to have been chosen as one of the first 19 Medicare Locals in Australia. The announcement was made by the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, today.
CEO of General Practice Tasmania, Ms Sarah Male, said this was an historic time for health reform in Australia in which the Federal Government had allocated $477 million over four years to establish a network of Medicare Locals across the country.
“It was a very competitive process to determine the first 19 Medicare Locals for Australia given 59 applications were lodged for this first round,” Ms Male said.
The Tasmanian Medicare Local Network builds on the track record of the four organisations that make up the current General Practice Tasmania Network, namely General Practice South, General Practice North, General Practice North West and General Practice Tasmania (the statewide body) and significantly extends their scope to engage with and provide services to support the broader primary care sector.
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