Thousands of Victorians with complex health needs who are also facing homelessness, trauma and family violence will be forced to find a new GP after the sudden announcement that services at three cohealth clinics will close.

Cohealth provides a range of integrated health and social support services across Melbourne, often at no cost.

A cohealth spokesperson said on Thursday that GP services will end at the Collingwood, Fitzroy, and Kensington sites in December, and all other services such as allied health and nurse appointments will also close at the Collingwood site in mid-2026.

More than 12,000 patients will be affected.

“This has been an extraordinarily difficult, but unavoidable decision,” the cohealth CEO, Nicole Bartholomeusz, said.

“These GP services cared for multiple generat

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