MARK BUTLER MP
SHADOW MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND AGEING
MEMBER FOR HINDMARSH

EMMA MCBRIDE MP
SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH
SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR CARERS
MEMBER FOR DOBELL

LABOR WILL FUND AN MRI LICENCE FOR WYONG HOSPITAL

An Albanese Labor Government will help people on the Central Coast access lifesaving medical scans by providing a Medicare-funded MRI licence for Wyong Hospital.

Following a recent redevelopment, an MRI machine is being installed at Wyong Hospital however no Medicare-eligible licence has been granted.

This means people on the Central Coast cannot receive a Medicare rebate on their scans.

A Medicare-funded licence will mean locals have access to the quality care they need when they need it, rather than having to go elsewhere for scans.

The northern end of the Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, with the population set to grow by 75,500 people by 2036.

People on the Central Coast deserve to have the best medical services and facilities available to serve the community’s needs for the future.   

Labor committed to this licence in 2019, following a local campaign to save Wyong Hospital from privatisation under the NSW Liberal government in 2017.

We remain committed to this promise.

Under the last Labor Government, some 238 Medicare-funded MRI licences were granted to health facilities across Australia.

Labor is the party that built Medicare and only Labor will protect it for the future.

FRIDAY, 8 APRIL 2022