Tuesday, 3 March 2026


Adjournment

Chemist Care Now


Nina TAYLOR

Chemist Care Now

 Nina TAYLOR (Albert Park) (19:03): (1550) My adjournment is for the Minister for Health. The action I seek is for the minister to visit a local chemist in my electorate of Albert Park to receive a firsthand update on the implementation and impact of the Chemist Care Now program. This program represents a practical reform in primary healthcare delivery by enabling trained pharmacists to treat a defined range of common conditions. It is intended to ease demand on general practitioners and emergency departments while providing faster and more affordable access to care for Victorians. With the cost of living a challenge for Victorians – from mortgages and rent to groceries, energy bills and insurance – healthcare costs are increasingly part of the challenge. For many households, securing a GP appointment can involve both long waits and significant gap payments. The chemist care program is directly addressing that burden. Local chemists in Albert Park are playing an expanded role in frontline care.