Healius to sell its GP clinics

Under its previous name Primary, the company built its business on universal bulk-billing
Geir O'Rourke
Dr Malcolm Parmenter
Healius CEO Dr Malcolm Parmenter stands next to a portrait of Primary founder Dr Ed Bateman.

It’s a company synonymous with corporate general practice, but Healius could soon be a business with no more GPs.

Healius, formerly Primary Health Care, announced on Wednesday it had begun attempting to sell its medical centre business, which contracts more than 1150 GPs.