Major shake-up anticipated for healthcare as National Cabinet meets

Australia’s embattled well being system will probably be within the highlight when Australia’s leaders meet for National Cabinet in Canberra immediately.

Premiers and Chief Ministers arrived at prime ministerial residence The Lodge final night time and started talks about issues in well being.

It’s understood they’re trying to thrash out a lot of issues, together with GP shortages, rising out-of-pocket bills for sufferers, and overburdened public hospitals.

Medicare is facing its biggest overhaul in 40 years, which could see funding opened to nurses and paramedics. — Medicare is dealing with its greatest overhaul in 40 years, which may see funding opened to nurses and paramedics. (April Lombardo)

The state and territory leaders are additionally set to push their requests.

They’ll be asking for extra well being funding from the federal authorities, in addition to an enormous change for pharmacies.

Under a proposal they will focus on with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, pharmacists can be given the ability to diagnose and prescribe for frequent situations, so GPs aren’t the one place folks can go.

It may sign a significant shake-up of Medicare.