Action description:
The Commonwealth is accelerating efforts to close the gap in health and wellbeing outcomes through additional infrastructure investment in areas of large and growing First Nations populations. This will support improved access to culturally safe, inclusive, comprehensive health care services for First Nations people.
Investment includes construction of a Birthing on Country Centre of Excellence at Waminda, an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service in Nowra, NSW. The Centre will support cultural safety during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.
Priority reform:
Priority Reform Two
Outcome:
Outcome 01
Outcome 02
Status:
New
Is this Indigenous specific?:
Yes
Indicators:
Rates of accessing/utilisation of health services (General Practitioner (GP) visits/ health assessments (Medicare Benefit 715), chronic disease care items (Team Care arrangement and GP Management Plan))
Responsible Ministers:
Minister for Health and Aged Care
Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health
Resourcing:
$186.8 million (includes $22.5 million for the Birthing on Country Centre of Excellence)
Delivery timeframe:
Expected completion by June 2026
Agency:
Department of Health and Aged Care