Urgent Care Clinics Conference
Navigate the $1 Billion Healthcare Transformation: Urgent Care Strategy, PHN Partnerships & Government Funding
16 – 17 June 2026 | Swissotel Sydney
Australia’s urgent care landscape is rapidly evolving. With 90 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics now operational and 50 more launching by December 2025, the sector is experiencing unprecedented growth backed by $644 million in new government funding.
The Urgent Care Clinics Conference is the only dedicated national forum positioned at this unprecedented change. An unmissable gathering for urgent care professionals, industry leaders, innovative practitioners, and forward-thinking healthcare administrators for two intensive days of learning and networking. This comprehensive event combines cutting-edge clinical insights with practical business strategies, designed specifically for the unique challenges facing urgent care providers in today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape.
Attendees can expect an immersive experience featuring expert-led sessions, interactive workshops, and peer-to-peer learning opportunities that address both clinical excellence and operational efficiency. The event also provides unparalleled networking opportunities, connecting attendees with potential partners, suppliers, and collaborators who are shaping the future of urgent care delivery.
Key Conference Topics
- Measuring UCC Effectiveness – What impact UCCs are having on ED presentations, patient outcomes, and cost-effectiveness based on early data
- Getting UCCs Up and Running – How PHNs choose locations, run tenders, and work with communities to open new clinics
- New Funding Rules Coming – Changes from fixed payments to performance-based contracts starting October 2025
- Staffing Your UCC – Why some clinics can’t find doctors while others have GPs lining up to work there
- Should UCCs Share Space with GP Clinics? – Pros and cons of co-locating versus running standalone urgent care
- Walk-ins vs Bookings – Different ways UCCs handle patient appointments and what works best
- Federal vs State UCCs – Managing when you have both types in the same area
- Collaboration and Building Local Partnerships – Working with hospitals, ambulances, pathology labs, and radiology services
- Improving Access in Regional Areas – How UCCs help when there aren’t many after-hours GPs around
- Tech Problems and Solutions – Dealing with telehealth gaps, phone triage, and getting the right IT systems
- Rolling Out 50 New UCCs – Managing the big expansion happening between October and December
- Teaching Practice Managers the Ropes – Helping managers understand how the UCC business model works
- Keeping Quality High – Making sure all UCCs deliver good care no matter who runs them or how they operate
Who attends?
- Primary Health Networks (PHNs) – Commissioning and oversight bodies
- Government – Federal and State Government Representatives – Policy makers and funding authorities
- Government – Federal and State Government Representatives – Policy makers and funding authorities
- Healthcare Corporates & Major Providers
- Emergency Department Leaders
- Healthcare Practitioners & Clinical Leaders
- Investment & Development Professionals
- Real Estate Investors and Facility Developers
- Academic Researchers – Health economists and policy analysts
- Practice Managers – Seeking to understand the UCC model
What Makes This Event Unique
🎯 Only Dedicated UCC Conference in Australia
This conference focuses exclusively on urgent care clinic implementation, operation, and optimisation—delivering specialised content you can’t find elsewhere.
⏰ Perfect Timing During Critical Transition
Positioned during the “niche transition period” when 50 new UCCs are launching and performance-based contracts begin October 2025—when insider knowledge is most valuable.
💰 Access to $644 Million in New Funding
Now is the time to be networking with decision makers and representatives controlling the next wave of UCC funding and expansion decisions.
🏥 Complete Ecosystem Representation
The only forum bringing together PHNs, government policy makers, major healthcare corporates, ED leaders, and successful UCC operators in one room.
2026 SPEAKERS
Pre-conference Workshop
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP | ORTHOPAEDIC MANAGEMENT IN THE URGENT CARE SETTING
Pre-conference workshop – 1pm-5pm
Date: 15th June 2026
Location: Swissotel Sydney
Key Focus:
- Hands on Management of fractures and acute musculoskeletal presentations commonly seen in the urgent Care setting.
- Clinic workflow tools addressing reimbursement and inventory management
- Addressing and improving Urgent Care clinic capabilities in acute injury management, arming you with the tools to keep more patients healthy and out of the Emergency department.
According to the recent interim report “Evaluation of the Medicare Urgent Care Clinics”, 1 in 4 presentations to Urgent care clinics in Australia are acute injuries.
In this workshop we will hear the perspective of Sport Physicians, Orthopedic surgeons, and Urgent Care physiotherapists as we explore best practice in diagnosis, management and clinical workflows when managing some of the most common acute injuries in Urgent Care Centres.
This workshop will be split into several sections, with a key focus on hands on training throughout. This will be perfect for those on the front line actively managing acute injury presentations as well as administrators who are responsible for developing key systems and negotiating common bottlenecks including reimbursement pathways and inventory management.
Workshop Leader:
Dr Sanjeev Krishna
Sanjeev is a sports medicine doctor at Axis Sports Medicine in Auckland, New Zealand and runs several fracture clinics throughout urgent care clinics. He has a background in orthopaedic and urgent care and has worked as a doctor in various sports including for the ASB Tennis Classic, NZ Breakers, NPC and Super Rugby as well as NRL.
Reece Jones, APA
Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist, Accredited hand therapist and Co-Founder/Director of WiSE Physiotherapy and “the fracture clinic”
GOLD SPONSOR
SESSION SPOTLIGHT & WORKSHOP HOST
WHEN & WHERE
6 - 17 Jun 2026
Swissotel Sydney
68 Market St,
Sydney NSW 2000
(02) 9238 8888
www.swissotelsydney.com.au
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