Hunter Primary Care and the Hunter New England Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECCPHN) are now in a position to provide the Hunter community with a re-opening date for the Calvary Mater GP Access clinic.
We have commenced a phased approach in line with our shared objective with the HNECCPHN to restore the GP Access After Hours services that were reduced in December 2021 due to funding shortfalls. The first phase will see the Calvary Mater GP Access clinic re-open on Monday 29th May 2023 in the same location it was prior to the closure. The clinic will be open on weekdays from 6pm - 10pm, Saturdays from 1pm - 8pm and Sundays from 9am - 4pm. Appointments must be booked via the GP Access call centre on 1300 130 147.
Opening hours at Westlakes Community Health Centre in Toronto will also increase on Saturdays, with the clinic now opening from 1pm – 8pm from Saturday 3rd June 2023 onwards.
The GP Access management team have worked tirelessly to ensure the seamless restoration of services. Many hours of work have been put into working with GP Access staff and local GPs to re-establish the workforce, as well as the Calvary Mater and other key stakeholders to ensure we have the space and equipment required to re-open the clinic.
We are extremely grateful to Sharon Claydon and her team, the HNECCPHN, management of the Calvary Mater, and the local community for their ongoing support to make this restoration possible. We understand that the Calvary Mater service has been greatly missed by the community over the past 18 months so we are very pleased to be now in a position to reinstate this valuable service.
Work on the next phase to restore hours at the remaining clinics is currently underway, and more information will be distributed once we are in a position to do so.