Victoria's health system will receive $11.1 billion in cash in the state budget, hospitals will receive more funding, and pharmacists are granting larger prescription drugs without GP access.

The budget will be passed on Tuesday by state treasurer Jaclyn Symes, which includes a $9.3 billion increase in public hospitals.

Less than a year after providing the hospital with a $1.5 billion lifeline, the hospital warned that they would be forced to close beds, delay elective surgery and if spending is needed, as the government asked in its 2024 budget.

At the time, public concerns about hospitals also prompted the government to abandon plans to merge some health services.

The government said the latest investment will give “every public hospital a certainty for plans for the future and continue to provide Victorian world-class care”.

Tuesday's budget will also include $48.2 million for emergency care clinics and a permanent community pharmacy prescription program will be trialled since October 2023.

The program allows pharmacists to treat diseases such as simple urinary tract infections, such as psoriasis and the supply of oral contraceptives without prescription.

Funding will expand the program to include treatments for allergies, nausea and hypertension. Unlike similar programs in Queensland and NSW, consultations in Victoria will be free.

The expansion is expected to face a counterattack from the Royal Australian GP and the Australian Medical Association, both of which cited the safety of patients.

But the government believes the plan will help “relieve stress on the health system” and support Victorians who “cannot wait or pay to visit their GPs.”

An additional $634.3 million will also be spent on nine new or upgraded hospitals across the state, including in Footscray, Frankston and Maryborough.

Prime Minister Jacinta Allan said she will "always fight for a strong public health system."

“That’s why I focus on investing in world-class health systems and support our doctors, nurses, midwives, caregivers and all other frontline health workers – so Victorians can get the care they need when and where they need it,” she said.

The government said the additional $11.1 billion would bring the total health funding in the budget to $31 billion.

But there are still problems with the future of many key health and mental health programs, and analysis by the Independent Parliamentary Budget Office commissioned by the Green Party shows that nearly 30 health department initiatives will expire at the end of the fiscal year unless renewed.

On Monday, Sims said the budget will include a projected operating surplus of $600 million in 2025-26, the first since the pandemic. That's $1 billion less than the surplus touted in the mid-December budget update, which she said was a deliberate decision to prioritize Victorian cost-of-living relief.

Sykes said her first budget will be shaped by “responsible decisions”, such as returning infrastructure spending to “pre-pandemic,” stabilizing debt and cutting “thousands” of public sector work.