Yes we do have both female and male doctors at all three surgerys.
Yes new patients are more then welcome. They will require a double appointment for their first appointment.
Yes we do. The child will need an appointment with the doctor and also a nurse.
Depending on the doctor, normal appointments are booked for 10-15 minutes duration. If you feel you will need longer than this, eg. PAP smear, Counselling, pre-employment medicals, please inform the reception staff when making your appointment so adequate time can be allocated.
Wherever possible, it would be appreciated if you could ring us to let us know if you are not attending. We reserve the right to charge a missed appointment fee of $45 should at least 4 hours notice of cancellation of appointment not be given. Please be aware that this charge is NOT MEDICARE REBATEABLE.
Our doctors work with our nurses and we run diabetic clinics, asthma clinics as well as immunisation and children's health check clinics. Please enquire with our staff should you have any questions.
We have on-site physiotherapists, dietitians, podiatrists, speech pathologists for children, audiologists, remedial massage therapists, psychologists, a lactation consultant as well as dentists operating from our centres. If you have private health cover, you do not need a GP referral to see one of the allied health unless you intend to claim a medicare rebate under an Enhanced Primary Care Plan. If so, then you will need to make an appointment with your GP to get a EPC referral.
In general, an appointment needs to be made for the doctor to assess the need for a prescription. Where a medication is ongoing, the doctor may write a script without a clinical consultation provided no checkups need to be done. In this instance, there will be a $5 charge.
Medicare rules prohibit the backdating of referral letters and as such, the doctors at this clinic WILL NOT issue backdated referral letters. In addition, we ask that an appointment be made in order for the need for a referral letter be assessed.