The service is available to patients via GP referral. It is provided by a team of nurses trained in minor procedural surgery, skin biopsy, suturing cuts/lacerations, cryotherapy and venesection. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for residents of Adelaide Metropolitan, Gawler and Mount Barker Regions. For more information about the Adelaide Hills medical centre outpatient schedule, click here.
The service provides clinical advice and consultations online or over the phone. It is a free Australian service, and you can claim it on Medicare, but you must book before coming. Other services include Men’s health, pediatrics, Travel Vaccinations, Pre-Employment and Insurance Medicals, Pap Smears, Implanon insertion/removal, Childhood Vaccinations and Medicals for those Over 7575’s. Dedicated skin cancer and skin check services are also available.
Appointments
If you require a specialist referral, please get in touch with your GP to complete the referral using the standard template (or clinic-specific template if available) and send it to the relevant Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) Outpatient Specialist Clinic. Referrals are triaged, and a contact letter is sent back to the patient and referring doctor once the patient has been allocated an appointment date. Additional clinical guidance with suggested GP management and referral pathways can be found at HealthPathways SA.
Contact
Better Medical has recently welcomed Dr Joanna McLeod to its Mt Barker South Medical Centre in the Adelaide Hills. She joined Norton Summit and has extensive hospital experience from her previous GP roles at Hampstead Gardens Clinic in Adelaide’s northern suburbs and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in South Australia’s capital city.
GPs can refer patients for specialist appointments at My Home Hospital (public hospital-level services delivered in the comfort of the patient’s home) through the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN).
Referrals can be made by phone, with a nurse taking primary identifiers and demographic information from the referring doctor. The referral will then be transferred to the admitting medical officer, who will discuss the person’s clinical needs with the referring doctor before accepting or declining the referral. Referrals can also be faxed using the SALHN standard or clinic-specific templates where available. See the Referrals for Hospital Services page for additional information.
If you live in a small rural town, getting to medical centres in larger cities can be challenging. In such cases, it is essential to find a medical centre that offers walk-in clinics to visit whenever you need. It will save you time and money, as you won’t have to pay to schedule an appointment in advance.
You should also consider the location of the medical centre. It should be convenient to where you live, work, and shop. It will make you feel comfortable going to the clinic and increase your chances of staying committed to your health plan. A medical centre that is too far away can cause you to cancel your appointments, costing you more money in the long run.
In the picturesque Adelaide Hills in South Australia, Aldgate Medical Service was established on January 1st, 1986, to serve the communities in and around the Aldgate area. The hills are a significant part of the land of the Peramangk people, and as such, Aldgate Medical Service is committed to improving the lives of the people who call this land home. For more information about the Adelaide Hills medical centre outpatient schedule, click here.
In addition to general family medicine, the practice provides several specialist services, including diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular disease, and sexual health. In the future, it hopes to expand these areas of expertise. In addition, the clinic has a full-time GP registrar and a dedicated skin cancer and skin check service.
The clinic has a fully equipped treatment room with pathology and a full-time enrolled nurse. Patients can receive various tests, including blood pressure, cholesterol, and urinalysis. In a medical emergency, a doctor is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information about the Adelaide Hills medical centre outpatient schedule, click here.