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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Health
Anita Beaumont

'False': Hunt says no after hours cuts planned after GP Access closure fears

Health Minister Greg Hunt

THERE is no reduction in "overall funding" for after hours care and any claim to the contrary is "categorically false", a spokesperson for the federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says.

Newcastle MP Sharon Claydon raised concerns that a drop from $71.9 to $56 million for after hours services nationally in the 2022 federal budget could put the Hunter's GP Access service in jeopardy.

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