PHOTO: RARMS will be holding a community forum next Monday to discuss the current rural health crisis, the flow-on impact of the loss of GP services, and strategies to address the decline of rural health and hospital care in the community.
Both Lightning Ridge and Walgett will lose crucial access to medical services, with two Rural and Remote Medical Services (RARMS) announcing the closure of their Walgett LGA branches this week, affecting over 7,000 people.
RARMS CEO Mark Burdack attributed the closure to the escalating costs of primary . . .
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