GPs in flood areas offered cash to open after hours

The PHN funding initiative in northern NSW aims to make up for a shortfall in services after some practices were forced to shut
Flooded streets in Lismore, 2 March 2022. Photo: AAP

GP practices in flood-affected communities of NSW are being offered funding to remain open after hours to help patients access health care during the aftermath of the crisis. 

A primary health network (PHN) program for the northern and mid-north coast of the state, which covers about 520,000 people, says it will pay GPs $400 for every three-hour session they provide on a weeknight (5-8pm) and $600 for every three-hour session on the weekend until 22 March.