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flag Three Melbourne GP clinics to close in December due to funding shortages, affecting vulnerable patients.

flag Three cohealth GP clinics in Melbourne—Collingwood, Fitzroy, and Kensington—will close in December due to financial strain, ageing infrastructure, and underinvestment, leaving thousands of vulnerable patients without access to essential primary care. flag The closures, effective just before Christmas, have drawn criticism from health advocates, opposition politicians, and medical professionals who warn of worsening health inequities and a growing crisis in mental health and substance use treatment. flag While a federal bulk-billing incentive program offers $400,000—far short of the $4 million needed annually—cohealth says the funding is insufficient to sustain services. flag The state government points to an $188 million investment in community health and calls for federal action on Medicare rebates. flag The closures follow recent losses of critical services in other areas, raising concerns about the sustainability of the community health model in Victoria.

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