Primary care is often the first and most consistent point of contact people have with the health system.
During 2025–26, EMPHN supported general practices to expand access, strengthen continuity, manage chronic and complex conditions and connect patients with the right care.
Programs supported care in general practice, specialist services, community health, schools, residential aged care and urgent care settings.
Across the region, with our service partners, EMPHN delivered a number of programs including:
Doctors in Secondary Schools (DiSS):The program makes primary health care more accessible to students, supports young people through the early identification of health issues, and reduces pressure on working parents.
Endometriosis & Pelvic Pain Clinics:Aims to improve access to timely, multidisciplinary diagnosis, treatment, management and support services for people experiencing endometriosis and pelvic pain symptoms, particularly those from priority populations and underserved communities.
Healesville After Hours GP Clinic: Access to after-hours GP services for communities located in the Outer East.
Medicare / Urgent Care Clinics:Improves access to timely, free urgent care for people with non-life-threatening conditions by providing GP-led Medicare Urgent Care Clinics as an alternative to hospital emergency departments, while supporting integration with local primary care services and reducing pressure on the broader health system with clinics open 14 hours per day, 7 days per week.
Right Care Better Health:A nurse-led care coordination program delivered through participating general practices intended to support people with chronic and complex conditions.
After feeling unheard elsewhere, the clinic provided a holistic and supportive experience. The nurse listened with empathy, offered practical advice and resources, and left me feeling more confident about managing my health.
Consumer, Endometriosis & Pelvic Pain Clinic
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patients were seen across all EMPHNUrgent Care Clinics
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264 unique patients accessedEndometriosis and Pelvic Pain clinics
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2,119 consultations delivered to students through theDiSS program
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of patients reported a positive experience of care fromRight Care Better Health
The program helped enormously to understand and work through the system.
