A $7 million agreement for a GP Superclinic in Broadmeadows was signed today between the Federal Government and Dianella Community Health.
Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon and Federal Member for Calwell Maria Vamvakinou MP welcomed the news as a win for Broadmeadows and the electorate.
“This GP Super Clinic will deliver more doctors, more nurses, more allied health professionals and better access to health services for locals,” Minister Roxon said.
“The Gillard Government wants to make it easier for all Australians to see and contact a doctor, closer to home.
“National health reform will continue to deliver for Broadmeadows when this Clinic opens and starts to provide a new level of integrated, multidisciplinary, team-based, patient-centred healthcare all under one roof.
Member for Calwell, Maria Vamvakinou said that Dianella Community Health will establish the new GP Super Clinic, building on its record of working with local hospitals, local GPs and community organisations.
“This GP Super Clinic will bring together GPs, nurses, visiting medical specialists, allied health professionals and other health care providers and services.”
The Broadmeadows clinic is expected to include general practice, physiotherapy, dietetics, occupational therapy, podiatry, psychology, adult speech pathology and exercise physiology, with a strong emphasis on chronic disease care.
The clinic will have a role in training and educating the future health workforce as it will focus on training and education for medical and nursing students and support training in medical-related disciplines for people from disadvantaged groups, such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and refugees.
