After Hours Clinic
Opening hours:
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday: 6pm-9pm*, subject to doctor availability
Open to non-patients, the After Hours Clinic is a private billing clinic whereby the bulk billing of consultations is not available.
To book online click here or call our team on the day.
Complex presentations requiring more than 15 minutes to be seen may be advised to see their usual GP for ongoing management.
A non-attendance fee of $75.00 applies for patients who fail to attend, or don’t provide 2-hours notice of a need to cancel or re-schedule.
We will remain open on these nights until at least 8pm.
If there are no patients to be seen after 8.00pm, we will switch the phones over and close the clinic.
If you intend to arrive after 8pm it is recommended to call ahead.
Please note that doctors will not prescribe medications with addictive potential (S4 and S8 medications).
AFTER HOURS CLINIC SCHEDULE OF FEES
| Consultation Type | Brief (less than 5 minutes) | Standard (15 minutes) |
| Doctor’s Fee (what you pay) | $57.40 private
$48.30 conc |
$105 |
| Medicare Pays (what you get back) | $18.85 | $41.20 |
| Patient Pays | $38.50 priv
$29.45 conc |
$63.80 |
Bookings
Telephone bookings taken from 4:30pm (for 6-7pm).
Telehealth appointments
If you have infective symptoms the doctor may wish to consult with you via the telephone initially. Please park in our front carpark if advised that you will initially be assessed via telehealth.
Clinic Policies
- First in, first seen. Unless a very unwell patient presents requiring urgent attention
- Our after hours clinic is not intended as an extension of our usual practice. If you wish to discuss a non urgent, ongoing issue you may be asked to come back and see your regular doctor.
- There will be a $50 fee for non attendance to a booked appointment
- Complex presentations requiring more than 15 minutes to be seen may be advised to see their usual GP for ongoing management
- You will be notified of the approximate wait time by the receptionist on arrival. Please call ahead if you wish to know a rough wait time estimate
- We will remain open every night until at least 8pm. If there are no patients to be seen then, we will switch the phones over and close the clinic. If you intend to arrive after 8pm it is recommended to call ahead.
- Our doctors will not prescribe medications with addictive potential (S4 and S8 medications).
after hours appointment booking - taken from 5:30pm
