Medicare Urgent Care Clinics Across Australia

Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs) are government-funded walk-in clinics for injuries and illnesses that are urgent but not life-threatening — things like minor fractures, cuts needing stitches, infections, and burns. Consultations are bulk billed with a valid Medicare card.

No. Medicare Urgent Care Clinics are walk-in services. You do not need an appointment, a referral, or a regular GP at the clinic. Some state-run urgent care services ask you to call healthdirect on 1800 022 222 first, so check the clinic's own page before travelling.

Consultations at a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic are bulk billed, so there is no out-of-pocket cost for the visit with a valid Medicare card. Tests such as pathology or imaging may be charged separately. Not every clinic named urgent care is part of the Medicare program: privately run urgent care clinics set their own fees, so check with the clinic before you go.

Call 000 or go straight to an emergency department for chest pain, signs of stroke, severe bleeding, difficulty breathing, or any life-threatening condition. Urgent care clinics handle conditions that need same-day attention but are not emergencies.

For prescriptions, medical certificates, referrals, and general health concerns you can see an AHPRA-registered doctor online through Doccy telehealth without leaving home.