The ACT nurse-led primary care Walk-in Centre was modelled on the Walk-in
Centres in the UK. It is open from 0700 to 2300 hours seven days per week and is staffed solely by nurse
practitioners and advanced practice nurses, who provide care for minor illnesses and injuries in accordance
with clinical protocols. Appointments are not required, as the name suggests, patients can just walk in. In
the first year of operation, approximately 1,100 patients were seen each month at the Walk-in Centre (Parker
et al 2011). On opening, funding for the walk-in centre was ongoing.