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 :
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)
New Telephone consultations with your GP is now available. Please indicate that you would like a “TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENT” when ringing our receptionists. These appointments are bulk billed for patients meeting the medicare criteria. For patients not meeting the criteria but would prefer a phone appointment rather than a face to face appointment there is a small out of pocket fee. Please check the Website Post on Telehealth (the one with the picture of the old style telephone) for more information.
Flu Vaccine Update 22/6/2020
We currently have influenza vaccines for the following groups :
Phone : (03) 9720 9000
Fax : (03) 9720 9555
Heathmont General Practice is a new medical practice established in 2013. Our team of experienced doctors are committed to providing quality health care for you and your family. We take pride in practising honest, evidence-based medicine with professionalism and compassion. Our doctors are locally trained and have chosen General Practice as their specialty. All our doctors are Fellows of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), and have had extensive experience providing medical care in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
Our support staff is trained to ensure your visit with us runs smoothly.
Heathmont General Practice first achieved accreditation by Australian General Practice Accreditation Ltd. (AGPAL) in 2013. In October 2016, and again in August 2019, we have consistently achieved excellent standards and were successfully re-accredited by AGPAL. Achieving and maintaining this independent, nationally recognised level of standards set by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) confirms our commitment to maintaining quality health care and patient safety.
Our practice is eHealth ready and our doctors are trained to assist you in creating and updating your My Health Record (MyHR).
Please note that information is changing at a rapid rate, we will try to update as soon as we can but we are also busy with patients and phones calls at the moment! Remember that social distancing and regular hand washing is essential to help decrease the incidence of infection! Victorian Coronavirus Hotline hotline 1800…
New telehealth services providing GP consultations over the phone has been approved by medicare and are now available. These appointments allow patients to consult with their GPs over the phone to decrease their risk of infection in the waiting room. Consultations for patients meeting medicare criteria (as listed below) will be bulk billed. For patients…
Can you believe that Heathmont General Practice turned 7 in the last week? Among the chaos of the last months, filled with bushfire smoke related illnesses, phone outages from Telstra-NBN and now the spread of COVID-19 in Australia, our staff have been working extra hard and we have not really had much time to celebrate this milestone. …
