About Us

In July the Federal Government announced funding for ten demonstration Divisions of General Practice.

In August the Hunter Division of General Practice was formed as the first funded Division in Australia.

The Hunter Division of General Practice divided into two separate Divisions: the Hunter Urban Division of General Practice and the Hunter Rural Division of General Practice with the HUDGP growing into a national leader in Divisional and general practitioner activity.

HUDGP commences providing IT support services for local GP clinics.

The first After Hours Clinic opens in Maitland.

GP Access After Hours launches with 4 more after hours clinics.

GP Psychology Services launches.

HUDGP is rebranded to GP Access after the success of our five GP Access After Hours clinics across the Hunter area.

GP Access introduces Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outreach Worker services, Care Coordination & Supplementary Services (CCSS) as part of the Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health program.

GP Access becomes one of the first Medicare Locals to be established in the country, company changes its name to Hunter Primary Care and begins trading as Hunter Urban Medicare Local (HUML).

In 2012 HUML is rebranded to Hunter Medicare Local (Hunter ML).

headspace Newcastle and the Aged Care Emergency (ACE) program launches. 

Hunter ML commences a commitment towards a reconciled Australia with a Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) endorsed by Reconciliation Australia.

In June the company ceased trading as Hunter Medicare Local due to a Federal Government decision to end Medicare Local funding.

July 1 2015, Hunter Primary Care begins trading under its own name.

The Way Back Support Service commences in collaboration with Beyond Blue.

Yudhilidin, Drug & Alcohol Counselling services and Primary Health Care Nurse services launch.

ChooseABILITY program launches, which is now known as NDIS Support Coordination services.

Hunter Primary Care launches new brand with the ‘We Listen. Care. Connect’ tagline.

Hunter Psychosocial Support Service, now known as Commonwealth Psychosocial Support (CPS) is introduced.

Hunter Primary Care becomes a member of ACON’s Pride in Health & Wellbeing program.

NDIS Allied Health and Positive Behaviour Support services launches.

Reconciliation Australia endorses Hunter Primary Care's Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan. 

Hunter Primary Care pilots a new model of care, Nurse Practitioner services, to improve residents of aged care homes access to primary care.

Hunter Primary Care launches the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placement Program in the Hunter New England and Central Coast regions.

Hunter Primary Care supports the growing need for mental health support in our community by launching our first fee-based service - Psychological Assessments.