Currajong Clinic

Appointments

Please book online or call 4157 2922 for an appointment. Every effort will be made to accommodate your preferred GP and time. Emergencies will always be given priority our reception staff will inform you of any delays should they occur. Standard consultations are scheduled 20 minutes. Please notify staff when making an appointment if you require extra time. If for any reason you are unable to attend your appointment please call to cancel or reschedule at least an hour prior to your appointment time. 3 non attendances without notification will result in you not being able to make appointments in the future.

After Hours Care

Currajong Clinic provides 24 hour care for patients registered with a GP from the practice. Please contact us and our answering machine will provide you with the contact number of the doctor on call.

Home Visits

Home visits are available for regular patients of the practice whose condition prevents them from attending the surgery. The decision to make the house call is made at the doctor’s discretion.

Telephone Access

GP’s may be contacted during normal business hours. If a GP is consulting at the time a message will be taken and relayed to the GP. We cannot guarantee a response on the same day unless deemed urgent by the GP, however either a staff member or GP will return your call as quickly as practicable.

Scripts and Repeat Referrals

We encourage appointments for repeat scripts, referrals and travel forms 10 minute appointments are available for these services.

Nurses

Nurses co-ordinate chronic disease management, diabetes care, veterans care, PTSS travel forms, vaccination for children and travel and influenza.

Test Results

Your doctor will advise when they expect results to arrive at the practice. Please call between the hours of 10am-4pm and our reception staff will advise you of the doctors’ instructions regarding each test result.

Management of your personal Health Records

Your medical record is confidential. It is the policy of this practice to maintain the security of all personal health information at all times and to ensure that this information is only available to authorised members of staff.

General Family Medicine Including: Men’s and women’s health checks, Family planning, Pap smears, and Immunisations, Vaccinations, Pregnancy Tests, Spirometry, Minor Surgery – i.e. Stitching Cuts, Skin cancer care including Skin Checks, Cryotherapy , & Excisions, Management Plans, Health Assessments, Lifestyle Advice, Audiology – Hearing Tests, Counselling, ECG – Heart Checks

Childhood Immunisations

This service is provided by our nurse and will be Bulk Billed. Please bring your child’s immunisation book with you to the consult.

Reminder System

Currajong Clinic is committed to Preventative Care. We may issue you with a reminder letter from time to time offering you preventative health services appropriate to your care. An example of this would be a pap smear or annual annual diabetes review reminder. If you do not wish to be part of the reminder system please let your GP or our reception staff know.