New after-hours GP telehealth service for Moulamein and Tooleybuc residents

Residents of Moulamein and Tooleybuc now have access to after-hours GP telehealth services thanks to Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network’s (MPHN) expanded after-hours care program.

Since 2023 MPHN has funded telehealth provider HealthAccess to provide after-hours GP telehealth services at no cost to the patient to the communities of Griffith, the shires of Murrumbidgee, Carrathool and Leeton, Finley, Berrigan, Deniliquin, and the surrounding Berrigan and Edward River shires. The service is available by calling 1800 272 767, and operates weeknights between 6pm and 10pm, and weekends and public holidays between 12pm and 4pm.

Building on the program’s success, MPHN is now expanding the HealthAccess service to include the communities of Moulamein and Tooleybuc.

MPHN CEO Stewart Gordon said the service was helping to support community healthcare access.

‘We know that the communities of Moulamein and Tooleybuc do not have a resident GP, and we hope that this new after-hours service option will go some way towards improving access to primary care for these communities,’ Mr Gordon said.

‘We’re working to provide this service for Murrumbidgee communities that we’ve identified as having limited or no after-hours GP service, a reliance on hospital emergency departments, and other barriers to access.’

The HealthAccess service is available to community members and residential aged care facilities in designated locations. Patients can request to have their care information shared with their regular GP, supporting continuity of care.

‘With the extension of HealthAccess to Moulamein and Tooleybuc, we are taking another step towards supporting timely, accessible after-hours healthcare for our regional communities,’ Mr Gordon said.

The delivery of after-hours services is made possible through the Commonwealth PHN primary care after-hours funding.

For more information on the HealthAccess program, visit mphn.org.au/health-access