When the Anthony Albanese announced he would build Urgent Care Clinics, the Australian Medical Association said they would not work.

Urgent Care Clinics are now fully staffed and are having a massive, positive impact in reducing pressure on our hospitals.  The Albanese Labor Government promised 50 and have delivered 87, including five here in Tasmania.

This is history repeating with TassieDoc. This is a change – but we have to change the way we are delivering healthcare in this state.  Our health system needs a fresh start.

Our TassieDoc clinics will give Tasmanians hope.  They will deliver the same success - providing 100% free bulk-billed doctor clinics across local communities and real cost-of-living relief to Tasmanians. All that will be required is your Medicare card.

We’ll also train the doctors and nurses to deliver the healthcare Tasmanians deserve when they need, where they need it.

The AMA has a right to have its say and I will always have my door open to discuss how we roll this out, but there is a fundamental point they need to understand.  We cannot keep doing health the same way.  Waiting lists have doubled, people are getting sicker and our hospitals are full.

We can’t keep doing healthcare the same way – we’ve got to change.

Tasmania’s know that our health system is sick and that it needs a fresh start, that’s why Labor will also deliver:

·       Scope of practice reforms for pharmacists;

·       More nurse practitioners in regional hospitals;

·       TassieDoc 24/7;  

·       and TassieDoc 2 U.

After 11 years of the Liberals Tasmania’s healthcare is in crisis, they are paying more and waiting longer to see a doctor and our hospital waiting lists have blown out to record levels.

Tasmania needs a government who is prepared to do things differently and reform our healthcare sector – only Labor will deliver the fresh start Tasmanians need.

Dean Winter MP
Labor Leader