GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
Choose a Local GP at The Neighbourhood Clinic
Your health matters to us, and so does the community. As a trusted local GP clinic in Melbourne, The Neighbourhood Clinic is committed to providing high-quality, accessible healthcare in a friendly and welcoming environment.
Whether you need a routine check-up, support with ongoing health issues, or a referral to a specialist, our experienced doctors are here to help you.
Our Clinic
The Neighbourhood Clinic is a private clinic, this means we charge a fee for service, and after your Medicare rebate there will be an out of pocket cost.
Pension/concession card holders will be charged a lower out of pocket cost.
If you are unable to make it to your appointment please give us as least 3 hours notice, otherwise you may incur a late cancellation/missed appointment fee.
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Fees for our General Practitioners after 6pm on weekdays and on Saturdays are slightly higher, and incur an additional $10 surcharge.
Normal Medicare rebates apply.
What is a General Practitioner?
Your local GP (General Practitioner) is usually the first person you go to if you have a health issue. They can coordinate your health care and look after you through your whole life.
GPs are specialist doctors who have completed training in general practice. In some countries this is known as family medicine.
GPs complete 10 - 15 years of medical education before they can work independently as GPs. This includes a medical degree, internship and specialist training in the hospital and community.
GPs have a holistic approach with broad knowledge and skills.
GPs can manage all physical and mental health issues you may have throughout your life.
Your GP will decide whether you should see another health professional. They can refer you to a medical specialist or an allied health professional if you need specialised care.
Australians see GPs more than any other health professional. They are the most accessible part of our healthcare system.
General Practice Health Services
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Maternity shared care
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​Women's health
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Mental health
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​Counselling
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​Chronic Disease Management
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​Health Assessments
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​Indigenous Health
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​Smoking cessation
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Immunisations
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​Paediatrics
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​Children's health
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​Travel Medicine
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​Sports Medicine
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​Skin checks
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Queer medicine
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Asthma Management
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​Allergies
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​Weight control
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​Diabetes care and education
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​Wound management
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​Men's health
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​Minor surgical procedures
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Obstetrics
Additional Onsite Services in Fitzroy North
Nurses Onsite:
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Assist doctor with all aspects of treatment when required
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Specimen collection
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Assist with removal of lumps and bumps
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Diabetes education
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All vaccinations/immunisations
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Assist with care planning/chronic disease management
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All patient education/advice
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Strategies for smoking cessation
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Assist with recalling for abnormal results
Pathology Collection:
8.30am-12.30pm Monday - Friday.
All pathology request forms accepted.
No appointment necessary.
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Blood tests
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Collection of urine and other samples for testing and analysis
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ECGs
Fitzroy North Doctors Providing Quality Medical Care
As a sector, general practice, its practice teams and their primary health care relationships comprise the foundations of an effective health care system. As a relationship based specialist medical discipline, general practice clinicians are defined by the characteristics of their discipline, which are:
Person centredness: general practitioners understand that health, illness and disease are ultimately personal experiences, and that their principal role is to relieve personal disease in all its forms, in the manner best suited to each individual. The patient's needs, values and desired health outcomes always remain central to the general practitioner's evaluation and management processes.
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Continuity of care: long term relationships build mutual knowledge, understanding, and trust: all essential elements in a therapeutic relationship which generates the potential for healing, empowerment and beneficial change. General practitioners seek to build health, wellbeing and resilience through the continuing patient-doctor relationship, application of best available evidence in the unique context of each consultation, and planned coordination of clinical teamwork, resources and services.
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Comprehensiveness: general practitioners are not limited by age, gender, body system, disease process or service site. The scope of clinical practice is challenging, spanning prevention, health promotion, early intervention for those at risk, and the management of acute, chronic and complex conditions within the practice population whether in the home, practice, health service, outreach clinic, hospital or community.
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Whole person care: appreciation of the interplay between bio-psycho-social contributors to health leads to a deep understanding of the whole person, and the ability to manage complex conditions and circumstances. The general practitioner functions as a physician, counsellor, advocate and agent of change for individuals, families and their communities.
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Diagnostic and therapeutic skill: general practitioners' high level diagnostic and therapeutic skills applied within continuing relationships deliver cost effective care that is highly valued by patients. General practitioners are skilled in managing uncertainty, undifferentiated illness and complexity, able to utilise best practice evidence in the light of individual circumstances, and engage patients and families in understanding, planning and managing their health according to individual capacities.
Coordination and clinical teamwork: general practitioners work in close and respectful relationships to deliver accessible, integrated patient care: leading, supporting and coordinating their flexibly configured clinical teams; contributing appropriately to external clinical teams, and engaging with diverse specialists and other sector services according to individual patient or family needs. The general practitioner is increasingly the custodian of, and conduit for, key patient clinical information.
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Continuing quality improvement: general practitioners are able to assess their professional capabilities, expand existing skills and acquire new skills over a professional lifetime in response to changing clinical and community contexts. At the practice/service level, quality care requires leadership, teamwork, planning, systematic information management and continuing quality improvement processes to underpin delivery of care at every level.
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Professional, clinical and ethical standards: professional standards provide general practitioners with the essential framework for decision making in a complex environment where the ethical tensions between providing best possible care for individual patients, the cost effective utilisation of limited public resources and achieving equity for those most disadvantaged, must constantly be considered and resolved.
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Leadership, advocacy and equity: general practitioners understand the socio-economic and environmental determinants of health and the contribution made by other health professionals, sectors and community groups, resulting in collaboration, advocacy and leadership, influencing local environments to the benefit of individuals, families and communities, especially those most marginalised and at risk.
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Continuing evolution of the discipline: general practitioners contribute to the evolution of their discipline according to individual interests, skills and circumstances through diverse involvements in teaching, mentorship, research and local health service planning and service development, with all elements understood as being integral to clinical practice, quality care and continuation of a high quality workforce.
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General practice is a unique discipline. Rigorous scientific medical training and the ability to apply the evidence appropriately in community settings, places general practice at the centre of an effective primary health care system. These same qualities – when combined with the discipline's holistic, relationship based philosophy and broad generalist practice, distinguish the discipline in large measure from other medical disciplines.
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Every person needs a medical home in general practice where the provision of person centred, continuing care is based on the foundations of a relationship of trust between patients and their chosen general practitioner, while its consistent delivery rests with the practice or primary health care service as a whole.
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Reference: RACGP Website
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