In a statement released to media, Ms Britnell claimed Health Minister Jenny Mikakos: "confirmed that funding for all of Victoria's 28 Primary Care Partnerships has been abolished, including that of South West Primary Care Partnership."

Ms Britnell said Labor had "taken a scalpel" to the health service and had let the community down.

"In addition to concerns about these community programs being axed, what will happen to the local jobs for those who provide these vital services?" Ms Britnell said.

"Health prevention is often the first step to tackling some of Victoria's serious health challenges, yet Daniel Andrews has decided to cut funding to this crucial area of need.

"South West Primary Care Partnership has had a particular focus on suicide prevention - when we have such a crisis in this space its unfathomable the Labor Government is cutting funding.

"These vital services are important to our region and we need to make it clear we won't stand for these cuts."

But a spokesman for the Health Minister said it was 'categorically untrue' that there have been any cuts to health and said there have been none whatsoever.

"No decisions have been made about primary care partnerships," he said.

"We've always said that we're looking across the board to ensure every tax payer dollar is invested in priority areas including delivering high quality health services for all Victorians.

"We're providing record funding to our hospitals across the state, so now is the time to have a good look at what we could be doing better.

"We're investing a record $2.5 billion in this year's Budget for our hospitals - nearly 40 per cent more than the Liberals' last Budget - and we're getting on with the job of delivering our $3.8 billion pipeline of hospital projects."

Victorian PCP chair Kevin Feeney said they had been left in the dark about funding.

"These conflicting statements reflect how the sector is feeling, there's a great deal of uncertainty," Mr Feeney said.

"Instead of being funded for a three-year cycle we were told we would be funded until December this year while a review was done.

"We welcome a review, we want that to be done, but what we want is certainty."

Mr Feeney said PCP usually receive $5 million from the state government, which is then distributed across the state.

"When you only get a six month extension, and the review hasn't occurred yet and we're now in September... We're really keen to get clarity and commitment," he said.

The South West Primary Care Partnership (SWPCP) is a voluntary alliance of community and health service agencies, incorporating Corangamite, Moyne and Warrnambool.

SWPCP works with member agencies and the community to identify, prioritise, and deliver evidence based solutions that address complex health and well-being issues.

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