Our Centre is located at the entrance of the Eatons Hill Estates, a private dwelling at the first roundabout of Queen Elizabeth Drive. We are located across the road, back of IGA shopping complex.
We do not have online bookings. We provide a personalised service over the phone with our staff. This way, we can recommend the best arrangement and length for your appointment. This would maximise the benefit of your visit and assist the doctors to run on time.
We would appreciate if you could call us for an appointment .This allows us to manage waiting times to ensure you are seen within a reasonable time. You are welcome to walk in and book appointments and the staff will advise the earliest available time to see the doctor.
Appointments are required for consultations and patients are encouraged to make a follow-up appointment for results.
This is a mixed billing practice. We bulk bill patients who are Aged Pensioners and Veterans' Affairs.
We bulk bill routine childhood immunisations if given by the nurse. Procedures are also bulk billed (a consultation fee may apply). There is no treatment room fee for procedures.
Discounts apply for HCC and other concession card holders such as Disability pension and Spousal pension.
Please contact staff for full details of consultation fees.
You can register your bank account details with Medicare and claim using electronic fund transfer, where benefits will usually be deposited into your bank account the next business day.
We do our best to assist patients within a reasonable time-frame. Longer appointments are available on request. If your appointment is urgent, please advise the receptionist at time of booking.
We understand time is precious for everyone and we make every effort to keep our appointments on time. To assist us in doing this, we offer longer appointments. Also, our staff are able to recommend an appointment to suit the nature of your consultation.
Arriving on time could also help doctors to run on time. Please arrive on time for appointments. There are times that doctors can run late due to an emergency or patients with serious illness. We thank-you for your patience and understanding.
Please make an appointment to see your doctor to discuss results. Results are only disclosed to the patient concerned. If tests are worth doing, it is worth knowing your result in detail.
A medical certificate can be provided following a consultation. It cannot be backdated.
Referrals for specialists are usually written at the time of consultation. With this in mind all referrals will require an appointment to be made. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE CAN A DOCTOR BACKDATE A REFERRAL.
Most prescriptions provide sufficient medication to last until your specific condition needs to be reviewed. Therefore an appointment is required for all repeat prescriptions.
Our practice policy maintains security of personal health information at all times. Personal information is confidential and only available to authorised members of staff.
We encourage our patients to come in for the consultation. Where this is not possible, please contact our staff to discuss other options. Home visits attract a significant out of pocket cost.
A home visit can be arranged through our after hours deputising services.
Please ask the administration team and they will assist you with a "transfer of medical records" request.
If you have missed a vaccination at school, please discuss with the doctor. We offer a catch up service and generally the vaccinations are free if it is within the government time frame.
At Eatons Hill Medical Centre, all vaccinations are kept on site and are able to be administered during your consultation.
There may be a cancellation fee if we do not receive notice of your cancellation or you miss an appointment.
For cancellation of an appointment, we appreciate if we are contacted at least 3 hours prior to your appointment. This enables us to reschedule the day for other patients.
Please note that the cancellation fee CANNOT be claimed back from Medicare.
We provide travel advice and vaccination. Please make an appointment to discuss your travel vaccination. At Eatons Hill Medical Centre, all vaccinations are kept on site and we are usually able to provide you the immunisation during your visit.
Yes. Dr Suzie Ma can speak Cantonese.
We usually provide another doctor to continue the services. Dr Jagtar Rakhra (Dr Jack) has been working for us while Dr Ma is away. He is very familiar with everyday running of the practice.
