"Labors proposal to support GPs to treat patients in extended hours clinics will be welcomed by many GPs and reduce waiting times in hospital emergency departments"said Dr Robert Marr Secretary General of the Australian Doctors Refom Society
" Unfortunately many Australians are using hospital emergency departments for problems that could be managed by GPs for a number of reasons including lack of access to GPs after hours and according to the Royal College of GPs only 60 % of GP consultations are Bulk Billed"said Dr Marr
"Labors proposal to support GPs in extended hours clinics is a good first step to solving the problems of overcrowding in hospital emegency departments and could even save lives by reducing ambulance waiting times on hospital ramps waiting for patients to be seen."Said Dr Marr
