Friday, 1 November 2024
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has expressed his disappointment over the permanent closure of the Armidale Urgent Care clinic.
NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has today announced the termination of the clinic due to staff shortages.
The clinic was opened in June 2024 to address injuries and illnesses deemed urgent but not life-threatening.
But the clinic but was temporarily shut in August due to the unavailability of General Practitioners.
“I am incredibly disappointed to hear the NSW Government is closing the Urgent Care Clinic,” Mr Moylan said.
“The Urgent Care Clinic was a great concept and everyone in the Armidale community will be very disheartened by this news.
“I have been advocating for more to be done to make relocating to regional and rural areas more attractive.
“The termination of the Armidale Urgent Care Clinic is another blight on the ongoing saga that is health services in regional NSW.”
Mr Moylan said the failure to attract medical professionals to a large centre like Armidale signals a dire outlook for other parts of the region.
“Armidale is one of the most beautiful regional centres in NSW with everything you could want and need.
“If we cannot attract health professionals to Armidale, what hope do we have for the smaller towns in our electorate like Moree and Glen Innes?
“It is time that all tiers of Government start working together to make it worthwhile for doctors and nurses to come to the bush.
“I have reached out today to the Health Minister and I have offered to work with him and his Government to start the long road to getting health professionals back to the bush.”
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Photo caption: Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan said he is disappointed to see the closure of the Armidale Urgent Care Clinic.