Hunter Urban Medicare Local is a not for profit organisation which provides high quality support services to primary health care clinicians in the urban Hunter region. Our services are provided to GPs, physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists and other allied health professionals to improve healthcare in the local community.

Alongside these services, our team provides unique programs like GP Access After Hours – the first after hours GP service of its kind in Australia, Connecting Care – a chronic disease management program with Registered Nurse Care Coordinators, the Closing the Gap program which aims to reduce the current disadvantage experienced by Indigenous Australians in the health sector and the Psychology Service, providing support to adults, families and children.

For more information on Hunter Urban Medicare Local, browse our website or pick up the phone and call us on (02) 4925 2259. For after hours care, please phone 1300 130 147.

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Join us!

Hunter Urban Medicare Local is the organisation funded by the Commonwealth Government to coordinate primary health care services in the Hunter Urban region and improve the health of the community.

We are keen to expand our membership to:

• clinicians working in primary health care in the region
• organisations delivering primary health care services
• organisations representing primary health care providers or the community

So please join us in working to improve the health of the Hunter community.

Membership is free.

Individual membership (Primary / voting membership) is open to Primary Health Care Clinicians.

Organisational membership (currently Associate Membership) is open to any incorporated organisation that wants to support the Company to improve health outcomes for the Hunter community