Medicare Urgent Care Clinics

Overview

Further to GO6260, the Australian Government has committed up to $644.3 million to establish a further 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (Medicare UCCs) over 3 years (2025-26 to 2027-28), throughout Australia, bringing the total number of Medicare UCCs to 137. The Medicare UCC Program aims to ease the pressure on hospitals and give Australian families more options to see a healthcare professional when they have an urgent, but not life-threatening, need for care. This measure delivers on the Government’s 2025-26 Budget commitment to strengthen Medicare and improve health care access and affordability for all Australians.  The purpose of this grant opportunity is to deliver funding through eligible PHNs, under the broader PHN Program, to support the establishment of Medicare UCCs in 49 locations. The objectives of the grant opportunity are to establish Medicare UCCs in more locations and make it easier for Australians to see a healthcare professional when they have an urgent, but not life-threatening, need for care. As defined in the Medicare UCC Program Operational Guidance, Medicare UCCs will be:  based in existing GP clinics, community health centres or Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) operate extended business hours and accept walk-in patients bulk-billed resulting in no out-of-pocket costs to the patient flexible and diverse, responding to the needs of the local community high quality, safe and effective, and treat conditions that do not require a hospital admission (i.e., broken bones, wounds, and minor burns).  To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.