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PATS expansion welcomed, region still needs local specialist care

Jul 1, 2026 | Article, Community Stories, This Week's Issue, Top Articles

Naracoorte Lucindale mayor Patrick Ross has welcomed a major expansion of the state government’s Patient Assistance Travel Scheme (PATS), saying the increased support is “fantastic news” for regional patients, while stressing that people in the Limestone Coast should not have to travel hundreds of kilometres for specialist healthcare in the first place.

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