All Medicare-eligible consultations are bulk billed for patients with a valid Medicare card. Some items, including privately purchased vaccines and consumables, attract a fee.
Women's health
Cervical screening: you can now collect the sample yourself
Self-collection is available to everyone eligible for screening, and it is just as accurate.
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Screening
The bowel screening kit in the drawer
It arrives in the post, most people put it aside, and it is one of the most effective tests we have.
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Vaccination
Shingles, and the vaccine most people don't know they can have
It becomes more common and more severe with age, and the vaccine is funded for eligible older adults.
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Everyday care
Cold, flu or COVID? And when it needs a doctor
How they differ, when to test, and the symptoms that mean being seen rather than waiting it out.
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Heart health
High blood pressure has no symptoms. That's the problem.
What the numbers mean, why home readings are more useful, and what actually lowers it.
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Mental health
What a Mental Health Treatment Plan actually is
It sounds like paperwork. It is closer to a key that opens subsidised psychology.
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Children
Fever in children: what actually matters
The number matters less than how your child looks and behaves. Here is what to watch.
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Women's health
Menopause: what helps, and what to ask
Perimenopause often starts earlier than people expect. What the options are, and how to raise it.
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Men's health
PSA testing: the conversation worth having
There is no national screening program. What the test can and cannot tell you, so you can decide.
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Older adults
Falls are not an inevitable part of getting older
Most falls have identifiable causes, and a good proportion of those can be treated.
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Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes: knowing before it's diabetes
It develops over years without symptoms. Prediabetes is the window where it is most reversible.
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Everyday care
Bulk billing in Port Stephens: what it actually covers
What bulk billing means at the desk, what sits outside it, and what to bring so it goes smoothly.
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Women's health
Seeing a female GP in Port Stephens
Who you can ask for, how to pick them when you book online, and what to say if you would like a chaperone.
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Skin
Sunspot, mole or something to check?
The difference between a sunspot and a spot worth booking for, and the signs that should not wait.
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Everyday care
Getting a same-day GP appointment in Port Stephens
When to ring, how to catch a cancellation, and what to do if today is not possible.
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Everyday care
When the clinic is closed: after-hours care in Port Stephens
Who to call when your GP is closed, and how to tell what can wait until the morning.
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Nothing matches that.
Everything here is general information. If something in your own situation is worrying you, book an appointment — that is what we are here for.
