Florence St Family Practice

March 2022

Flu vaccines and Winter Covid-19 Vaccine boosters are now available.

Patients over 18 yet to be immunised- consider Novavax Vaccine. Please register your interest by phoning the practice.

Pfizer vaccination is available to all patients at the practice over the age of 5 . Patients are advised to phone for an appointment (as we do not have online appointments for the Covid-19 vaccine clinics).

Booster Covid-19 vaccines are also available to all people over 16 years of age, 3 or more months after your first 2 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Third doses are available to the severely immunocompromised to maximise the level of immune response as close as possible to the general population. This is NOT a booster dose and is available 2-6 months after your second dose. A fourth BOOSTER dose is available 3 months after the third dose.

For more information please view our website- Covid-19 Vaccine information page.

Covid-19 Protocols:

All ONLINE APPOINTMENTS are currently bulk-billed TELEHEALTH CONSULTATIONS ONLY. For face-to-face appointments, please phone the surgery.

All people who attend the practice are required to wear a mask and sanitise their hands on check-in.

For the safety of our entire General Practice Community, if you have a cold or flu like symptoms, please get tested and stay home until you receive your result. If you require medical attention and it is an emergency- dial 000; otherwise you can phone for a bulk billed telehealth consultation with your doctor. If you already have an appointment and are unwell or potentially have been exposed to COVID and are isolating, please phone the surgery to change your appointment to a bulk billed telehealth appointment. Please DO NOT WALK-IN for an appointment.

If you test positive for Covid, and have chronic conditions or are pregnant, don't delay booking a telehealth appointment. For more information please view our website.

Unfortunately, SOME doctors do not have availability to see NEW PATIENTS at this time. New patients are requested to phone for an appointment.

Florence St Family Practice is a well established and accredited traditional family practice- having served four generations of the Hornsby community for over 30 years. We are committed to high quality preventive and ongoing medical care for all ages. Our friendly reception staff are available to make bookings or help in any way possible.

Services include:

• Check-ups, Ecgs, Blood Tests
• Family Planning, Pap Smears(cervical screening), Antenatal Care, Implanon insertion and removal, Mirena IUD removal.
• Counselling, Psychology Services
• Immunisation: Children, Adults
• Travel Medicine
• Minor Surgery: Stitching Cuts, Removing Skin Cancers
• Liquid Nitrogen ‘Freezing’ Therapy For Sunspots And Warts
• Dermatoscopy: Skin Checks
• Hypnotherapy
• Nutrition Advice, Weight Control
• Iron infusions
• Stop Smoking Assistance
• Diabetes Management
• Sclerotherapy of Leg Veins

We offer bulk billing to all Age Pensioners, Health Care Card Holders and Children Under 15. Otherwise, our fees are $70 for a standard consultation and $110 for a long consultation, with a Medicare rebate of $38.75 and $75.05, respectively. We are located on Florence Street in Hornsby, just past the Hornsby Mall. There is street parking available out the front, including a disabled bay and we are a short walk from Hornsby Train Station. When arriving at our location, Florence St Family Practice is found INSIDE the building. Turn left at the lifts and follow the corridor along, reception is on your right. We would be well located for anyone in the areas of Hornsby, Hornsby Heights, Asquith, Mt Colah, Mt Kuring-gai, Berowra, Waitara, Normanhurst, Thornleigh, Wahroonga, and Turramurra. With our convenient online booking service, booking an appointment is easy and can be done at any time. To get started now, simply click on your preferred appointment time from the options displayed at the top of the page.