Jerome Laxale (Bennelong, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The government are delivering on our promise to strengthen Medicare, and nowhere is that more evident than in our investment in Medicare urgent care clinics. These clinics are revolutionising bulk-billing in the suburbs. They're fully bulk-billed. The wait times are low, and the opening hours are long. In breaking news, the Top Ryde Medicare urgent care clinic is now open for two hours longer, from 8 am to 10 pm, seven days a week.

Look, you'll hear us all bang on about this in this place, but don't take my word for it. Here's what locals are saying about the Top Ryde Medicare urgent care clinic. Yvonne said: 'The doctors and staff here are the best I've ever had. I recently attended, and I'm impressed with their protocol and their teamwork. It gave me great confidence in their handling. I'm forever grateful for their support.' Carrie said: 'Dear Jerome, we just had our first experience with urgent care at Top Ryde. I'm very pleased to say we were seen very quickly and were bulk-billed for the care. We definitely would have gone to the emergency department if we didn't know about it." And Sigret said: clap emoji, clap emoji, heart emoji, heart emoji. 'Such a luxury.' I don't really know what it means, Deputy Speaker Young, but you get the drift.

The urgent care clinic in Bennelong, in less than a year, has become a crucial part of our local healthcare network. It's open from 8 am to10 pm, and it's fully bulk-billed. We know that they are under risk under a Liberal government. Only Labor will protect our urgent care clinic and continue to strengthen Medicare in Bennelong.

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