New health investments in the 2010–11 Budget
The 2010–11 Budget delivers a further $2.2 billion package of investments in the National Health and Hospitals Network over four years*. This includes:
$772 million to improve access to General Practitioners (GPs) and primary
health care
- $417 million to improve after–hours access to GP and primary care services and establish Medicare Locals – ensuring every Australian and their family has the access and advice they need locally, when they need it.
- $355 million to deliver 23 new GP Super Clinics across the nation and upgrade around 425 GP and primary health care clinics.
- $390 million to better support practice nurses in GP clinics.
- $60 million in training and education incentive payments to assist nurses and personal care workers in aged care.
- $69 million to establish the first ever rural locum scheme for nurses, build nursing careers and support nurse practitioners in aged care.
$467 million to modernise our health and hospital system
- $467 million to introduce personally controlled electronic health records for every Australian who wants one from 2012–13 — improving patient safety and health care delivery and slashing cost duplication.
- For the first time, setting a nationally efficient price for public hospital services — and ending disputes about hospital funding.
- Setting national quality and safety standards and ensuring transparent reporting on performance.
