Dr Kaitlin McKinlay will be returning from maternity leave in September.  She will be working over 3 days per week.  We are all looking forward to having Dr Kaitlin actively back in our team again!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our patients for being patient with us! We are aware that we have not been able to offer as many appointments to our patients recently.  One of our doctors is on maternity leave, and doctors have, and will be taking much needed short breaks, after working…

Telehealth has played a critical role in ensuring the continuity of care for hundreds of thousands of Australian patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. These appointments allow patients to consult with their GPs over the phone. Our doctors are all performing face to face consultations with COVID prevention measures, however patients who are eligible, can request…

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! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Patients with Respiratory Symptoms…

  What a year 2020 has been!  The staff of Heathmont General Practice celebrated the crazy year that was right here in our car park with pizza and drinks (and donuts!), a great game of backyard cricket (with controversial allegations of ball tampering by Dr Lin), and a dance party with all your favourites like…

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. …

If you’ve been in for a visit recently, you may have noticed a whole lot of work being done on the roof!  Thank you for putting up with the noise, but we’re thrilled to try and do a bit for our environment by investing in solar panels on our rooftop.  We’re excited that on day…

Heathmont General Practice is pleased to welcome Dr Kaitlin McKinlay, who will be joining our team of GPs from 20th January 2020. Dr McKinlay’s interests include chronic diseases, such as heart failure and diabetes, palliative care and paediatrics.  In addition to her GP qualification Dr McKinlay has also completed a Diploma in Child Health and…

There have been 3 recent cases of measles diagnosed in Victoria.  One of the location of possible exposure for our patients is the nearby Eastland Shopping Centre. The exposure period was July 23rd – 26th. If you have concerns about your exposure and risk, check out the link below, which includes a summary of the…

Please note that these changes DO NOT affect our privately billed patients. Heathmont General Practice has avoided a fee increase for over 2 years.  We have been able to bulk bill our pension card holders up until now, but due to the vastly increased running costs of a medical practice, combined with the 4 year…