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Sydney North Health Network and Street Side Medics Providing Free Medical Services

Menchie Khairuddin March 21, 2023

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Sydney North Health Network and Street Side Medics are providing free healthcare to the homeless to meet the growing demand for vulnerable people’s medical services across the northern Sydney region.

As part of Sydney North Health Network’s commitment to improving health outcomes for vulnerable people in its region, the primary health network will continue to fund a weekly Street Side Medics mobile health clinic in Manly along with the weekly supplementary clinic in Hornsby it funded this year.

The Street Side Medics mobile clinics make primary healthcare accessible to approximately 1250 homeless people annually in the northern Sydney region by offering free-of-charge, walk-in healthcare appointments.

Street Side Medics clinics operate in Manly’s Corso every Monday evening, and now, a weekly Thursday evening supplementary clinic is available at Jersey Street, Hornsby.

The volunteer medical team also alternate between on-site health clinics for residents at Ebbs House in Brookvale and a northside women’s shelter.

“We greatly appreciate the ongoing financial support of SNHN, as well as the close and cooperative working relationship we have with its team, which strengthens and sustains our capacity to deliver this service to such a vulnerable population across northern Sydney,” said Streetside Medics CEO David Ballhausen.

Qualified health professional volunteers staff all the clinics and work from well-equipped mobile medical practice vans. This helps vulnerable homeless people to obtain comprehensive primary health care services at regular General Practices standards.

“Street Side Medics is delivering a comprehensive health service to those vulnerable people in our region, unable to access mainstream primary health care,” said Sydney North Health Network CEO, Lynelle Hales.

“Sydney North Health Network supports this important, community-based program to allow more people to access local healthcare regardless of their circumstances.”

For more information about Street Side Medic’s work and the location of northside clinics, visit www.streetsidemedics.com.au

Menchie Khairuddin

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Menchie Khairuddin is a writer Deputy Content Manager at Akolade and content producer for Third Sector News. She is passionate about social affairs specifically in mixed, multicultural heritage and not-for-profit organisations.