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Joe McGirr

Posted inHealth, NSW Politics

Rural health report finds slow reform progress, urges stronger oversight

blankby RK CrosbyJune 1, 2025June 1, 2025

A parliamentary committee has called for urgent structural changes to improve healthcare, warning that rural communities continue to face persistent barriers to access and a worsening crisis in primary care.

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