由于资金短缺,墨尔本三家GP诊所将于12月关闭,影响到脆弱的病人。 Three Melbourne GP clinics to close in December due to funding shortages, affecting vulnerable patients.

由于财政紧张、基础设施老化和投资不足,墨尔本、Collingwood、Fitzroy和Kensington的三个共同保健诊所将于12月关闭,使数以千计的脆弱病人得不到基本的初级保健。 Three cohealth GP clinics in Melbourne—Collingwood, Fitzroy, and Kensington—will close in December due to financial strain, ageing infrastructure, and underinvestment, leaving thousands of vulnerable patients without access to essential primary care. 这些封锁在圣诞节前夕生效,引起了卫生倡导者、反对派政治家和医疗专业人员的批评,他们警告说,健康不平等正在恶化,心理健康和药物使用治疗方面的危机日益严重。 The closures, effective just before Christmas, have drawn criticism from health advocates, opposition politicians, and medical professionals who warn of worsening health inequities and a growing crisis in mental health and substance use treatment. 联邦的批量奖金计划提供400,000美元,远低于每年所需的400万美元——共同保健组织说,资金不足以维持服务。 While a federal bulk-billing incentive program offers $400,000—far short of the $4 million needed annually—cohealth says the funding is insufficient to sustain services. 州政府指出,对社区保健的投资为1.88亿美元,并呼吁联邦对医疗保险折扣采取行动。 The state government points to an $188 million investment in community health and calls for federal action on Medicare rebates. 封锁是在其他地区最近关键服务损失之后发生的,这使人们对维多利亚社区保健模式的可持续性感到关切。 The closures follow recent losses of critical services in other areas, raising concerns about the sustainability of the community health model in Victoria.