‘A GP is not the arbiter of good patient choice’: A defence of nurse-led clinics
AusDoc speaks with Professor Mary Chiarella.
The RACGP and AMA are still attacking the ACT’s nurse-led clinics, accusing them of competing unfairly with private GP practices, fragmenting care and costing taxpayers too much for what they deliver.
The Federal Government’s decision to hand over a further $7 million for them to become “Medicare urgent care centres” with no doctors added fuel to the fire.
Professor Mary Chiarella, a former NSW Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, has hit back.
Professor Emerita at the University of Sydney, she says they more than justify their cost.
