National cabinet also plans to work on strengthening renters’ rights, boosting housing supply and affordability, and improving NDIS
Mark Butler
States and territories will announce plans to expand the scope of paramedics and nurses, and the federal government wants to attract 500 nurses back into primary healthcare and support training places for 6,000 more. A long-mooted plan for funding blended healthcare, or multidisciplinary teams of experts to address complex needs, will begin in the 2023-24 financial year. Butler said this would include strengthening the role of primary health networks in commissioning allied health and nursing services, plus flexible funding for practices to “employ or contract a range of health professionals”.The total package is valued at $2.
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