A Dean Winter Labor Government will ensure Tasmanians can see a regular doctor for free – proving what can be achieved when a State Labor Government and a Federal Labor Government work together with one goal: better health outcomes for Tasmanians.  

 

The Albanese Labor Government’s Urgent Care Clinics have taken pressure off emergency departments, but a Dean Winter Labor Government will ensure Tasmanians can see a regular doctor for free.

 

We will open five new, 100% free, fully bulk-billed doctors’ clinics across the state. Our TassieDoc clinics will operate with extended hours including evenings and weekends – in person and via telehealth – to ensure Tasmanians can make the most of them.

 

We’ll provide the clinic and consulting rooms, and they’ll be staffed by doctors who will 100% bulk bill. All Tasmanians will need is their Medicare card.

 

This bold plan is made possible by the Albanese Labor Government’s strengthened investments in Medicare, including the successful rollout of five fully bulk-billed Medicare Urgent Care Clinics across Tasmania, and national reforms like the tripling of the bulk billing incentive, which are already making a real difference for families.

Labor is also investing in the workforce to make this plan work – offering scholarships for midwives and incentives to recruit and retain doctors across the state – ensuring quality care is available in every community.

This plan builds on a proven national model and has the backing of respected medical experts, including the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Australian Medical Association.

 

Tasmanians deserve access to good quality healthcare — and only Labor has the plan and the partnership to deliver it. Whether it’s urgent care or seeing a bulk billing doctor, all Tasmanians will need is their Medicare card.

Together, these measures will make a real and lasting difference to Tasmanians – better care, closer to home, and at no cost.

Only Labor can deliver a fresh start for Tasmania’s health system.

Dean Winter MP
Labor Leader

Ella Haddad MP
Shadow Minister for Health