National Health Co-op announce two new clinics for the ACT

04 December 2015

Pictured at the announcement were: ACT Chief Minister, Andrew Barr MLA, Peter Carlin, CEO, Service One, Melina Morrison, CEO. BCCM and Adrian Watts, Managing Director, NHC

Today, the National Health Co-op have announced two new clinics will be established in Macquarie and Higgins in the ACT. At the announcement this morning in Canberra, Adrian Watts, Managing Director at the co-operative was joined by ACT Chief Minister, Andrew Barr MLA, and Mr Peter Carlin, CEO, Service One.

“I am very pleased to officially announce the establishment of two new National Health Co‐op clinics in Macquarie and Higgins” Mr Barr said. “The benefits of bulk billing doctors to the health of the community is well understood and I congratulate the National Health Co‐op for its continued work providing access to these important services”.

The new clinics in Macquarie and Higgins will be opening in early 2016 and are being established with the support of Service One Alliance Bank. These clinics follow the recent opening of the Wanniassa clinic in Tuggeranong under the same partnership.

“We are thrilled to help support the continued expansion of the National Health Co‐op’s presence in the Canberra region.” said Mr Carlin. “The National Health Co‐op embodies our commitment to continually invest in our community” he said.

The new Macquarie and Higgins clinics bring the total number of National Health Co‐op’s sites in Canberra to eight. The new clinics continue the National Health Co‐op’s rapid growth and it further expands the National Health Co‐op’s ability to provide bulk billing GPs to its growing membership. When fully operational, the new clinics will add an additional ten General Practitioners, two Practice Nurses and four allied health professionals to the National Health Co‐op’s rapidly expanding clinical team.

“The strong growth of the National Health Co‐op in Canberra is a testament to the community’s support for the model” said Mr Watts. “The Board and I are committed to working with like minded organisations to continue the National Health Co‐op’s expansion with the aim of making a substantive positive impact on the health of Australians.”

The NHC, a BCCM member, has experienced rapid growth in memberships since its establishment in 2010 and now provides primary health care services to almost 10 per cent of the ACT’s population.