Fees will Increase as of 1 March 2024 Level B consultation increasing to $80 Level C consultation increasing to $125 Procedure Room fee increasing to $30 Mirena fees increasing by $15 Some other fees will increase. See reception staff for more info.
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Feb
Feb
Rena from C&L Physiotherapy, who will be providing Physiotherapy services to our patients and the community. Please phone our surgery on 4971 1911 to book an appointment. Initial consultations fee is $90.00 claimable through your health fund and those patients with an EPC plan will have no out of pocket expense. Rena will be taking
Lower Podiatry starting here from 9 October 2023. Please call reception on 49711 911 to discuss. You do not need to be a patient of the surgery to use this service. Denika’s services include: General nail care and basic wound management, Diabetes related foot screening and management, advice to resolve acute problems and foot pain,
03
May
May
Doctors provide telehealth appointments to those patients who have Covid, or elderly and frail aged only. You need to be a regular patient of the Practice and to have seen your doctor FTF within the last 12 months. Fees for telehealth appointments are the same as our face to face appointments. Pensioners, those 16 years
The fee for this procedure only will increase on 1 March 2024 by $15 per visit. Please call reception staff if you require more details on the fees for this service.
03
May
May
Our Flu and Covid combined clinics are complete for this season. However, please contact the surgery if you still require your Flu or Covid vaccination.
After the 8 April 2023, there will be a $20.00 fee for any script or paperwork requests this includes lost referrals or medication summaries etc, that are made outside of a consultation with your doctor. This fee will apply to all patients including those on pension and health care cards. To avoid this fee, please
26
Oct
Oct
Our monthly clinic provides ear wax removal using a micro suction technique. The service is performed by a GP trained in micro suction. Please collect a consent form from reception prior to your appointment which provides more detailed information regarding billing. Fees for the procedure will be $150 payable on the day – patients will
26
Oct
Oct
Audika runs a weekly clinic at our surgery on a Thursday. Call Audika on ph: 1800 283452 to make your booking at Swansea Medical Centre. You do not have to be a patient of the practice to use this service.
Why the increase? Over the last 20 years the indexation rate for Medicare Schedule fees has been substantially lower than increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and average weekly earnings. Medicare rebates were frozen between 1 July 2014 until July 2020. For us, this is a regrettable rise. It comes about due to increased
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