Heathmont General Practice will be closed on Tuesday 26th January 2021 for the Australia Day Public Holiday.  Please check our After Hours Page for emergency medical care.

If you are a returned traveller from NSW and have arrived after 1/1/2021 you should be in quarantine for 14 days.  If you require an appointment please request a TELEHEALTH appointment with your doctor and DO NOT ATTEND THE CLINIC IN PERSON.  Thank you for your co-operation.

We would appreciate if all our patients and any support persons who attend our clinic could wear a mask to decrease asymptomatic transmission in the waiting room.  Everyone who comes into the clinic, including those with no appointments who are picking up prescriptions and paperwork, or those who are making deliveries including couriers, will be asked to leave their contact details to help enable contact tracing if needed.   Thank you very much for your help in keeping us all safe!

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Advice

Victorian Coronavirus Hotline : 1800 675 398

National Coronavirus Information Line : 1800 020 080

Screening tests are now available for patients with possible symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, or respiratory symtpoms like cough, sore throat, difficulties with breathing), these can be performed  at COVID-19 clinics but please contact them before doing so.  WE ARE UNABLE TO PERFORM COVID-19 TESTS AT THE CLINIC.  Our closest testing centres are :

• Ringwood EACH – 8595 1333
• Box Hill Hospital – 1300 342 255
• Austin Hospital – 9496 5000
• Monash Hospital Clayton – 9594 6666

When making appointments, reception staff will check if you have a fever or respiratory symptoms. If you’re unsure please let our reception staff know on the phone, so that you may speak with one of our doctors or nurses to determine the best course of action to get you medical help.  PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE CLINIC WITHOUT SPEAKING TO OUR STAFF FIRST.

Please check our website post on the Novel-Coronavirus COVID-19 (the post with the sneezing man) before ringing us (to answer FAQs and reduce phone waiting time)

All our GPs are conducting Face-to-Face Consultations with COVID precautions. For patients who would prefer a phone appointment rather than a face to face appointment, Telehealth appointments are available as an alternative. Please indicate that you would like a “TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENT” when ringing our receptionists. These appointment are offered as an alternative to the traditional appointments and as such there is an out of pocket fee but do attract the same medicare rebate as a face to face consultation. Please check the Website Post on Telehealth (the one with the picture of the old style telephone) for more information.