Opinion: The healthcare revolution we all need: a one-stop shop, from GP to specialist | Jacqueline Small & Nick Buckmaster
Imagine having a local healthcare centre where you could see your GP, take your child to the paediatrician, see your dietician or psychologist and know that your on-site general physician and GP were working together to help you manage your diabetes problems, all supported by a strong Medicare system.
The pandemic has lifted the lid on what many health experts and advocacy groups have been concerned about for years – our public health system is struggling to keep up with the growing population’s needs and the increasing requirement to expand clinical services and improve the way that we deliver care.
Some short-term solutions are clear: increase public health funding, boost the healthcare workforce to meet demand, especially in communities with higher need, and manage staff shortages caused by COVID, boost GP numbers, expand training places for specialists and bolster telehealth. But these measure will only alleviate some of the immediate pressures and will be expensive. We now have a long-term opportunity to drastically reform healthcare, and we don’t want to miss it.
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