Rob Phair News Today

Patients in regional and rural Victoria are being charged hundreds of dollars at urgent care centres for treatment that is provided free in Melbourne.

Getting to see a GP on time. The availability of specialists. The mental health crisis. These are the things Victoria’s voters want addressed by politicians at the November election.

Thousands of patients in Mildura region in state’s north-west are unable to access medical records or GP care

A rash of major health announcements is sure to spread further before the state election – but the devil is in the detail

Last week, the Victorian government rejected health advice to reimpose an indoor mask mandate in schools and early childcare centres - as well as in some retail and hospitality settings.

The state government is offering relocation payments of up to $13,000 to overseas trained healthcare workers to plug local shortages.

The state government is offering relocation payments of up to $13,000 to overseas trained healthcare workers to plug local shortages.

The state government is offering relocation payments of up to $13,000 to overseas trained healthcare workers to plug local shortages.

Regional doctors warn they are increasingly having to treat people in corridors and struggling to find intensive care beds for the most critically ill.

State Member for Shepparton Suzanna Sheed says a lot of work needs to be done to help fix Shepparton’s difficulties retaining and attracting medical professionals fo...