Hi I'm Bhavana and I have two children and have been living in Australia for 23 years. So last Christmas Eve my eyes started to sting and went red now I didn't need to go to an emergency department and it was out of hours to visit my local GP.
I Googled online and found I could walk into Medicare urgent care clinic without an appointment. Now there was a Medicare urgent care clinic in Rooty Hill and I was seen by a triage nurse and then a doctor within 10 minutes.
It turned out that I only had an allergic reaction and was prescribed over the counter medicines. The pharmacy was just across the street to the clinic the service was bulk billed by Medicare and I believe this is the best thing ever for communities to have access to urgent medical care when the illness is not life-threatening and you
can't wait to see your local GP.
Find your nearest Medicare Urgent Care Clinic at health.gov.au/MedicareUCC