SERVICES
HOME VISITS
Home visits are available for regular patients whose condition prevents them from attending the surgery and who live near the practice.
These can only be arranged in advance. Please call our practice for further details.
IMMUNISATION
Childhood and adult immunisations against all common infectious diseases are available including influenza and Covid 19. Stocks of vaccines including Hepatitis A & B are kept on the premises. If you have not had a tetanus booster in the last ten years please inform your doctor.
SKIN CANCER CHECKS
Drs Uhlenbruch, Neil, Wu, Nguyen and Lak have undertaken additional training in dermoscopy (a specialised skin examination under magnification) and are available to provide skin cancer surveillance and biopsy and removal of skin lesions where appropriate.
WOMEN'S AND CHILD HEALTH
Shared Antenatal care – Drs Uhlenbruch, Neil, Wu, Gavralas and Nguyen.
Breastfeeding, menopause and vulval health – Drs Baker, Uhlenbruch, Lim, Neil, Wu, Lak, Gavralas and Nguyen.
Children’s health – all doctors.
Adolescent Mental health – all doctors.
FAMILY PLANNING
All doctors provide sexual health, family planning and pregnancy planning counselling.
Intra-uterine devices (Mirena and copper) insertion and removal are provided on-site by appointment with Dr Nibo Wu and Dr Maryam Lak.
Drs Wu, Gavralas, Nguyen, Neil and Lak provide Implanon insertion and removal.
IRON INFUSIONS
Drs Wu, Gavralas, Lak and Nguyen offer this service for patients with significant iron deficiency.
COUNSELLING
All doctors are willing to make extended appointments for counselling a broad range of relationship, family and mental health issues.
AGED CARE
Belmore Road Medical Centre provides care for older patients living at home and in some supported accommodation. Please contact the surgery for available doctors and our billing policy.
PREVENTIVE HEALTH
This practice offers annual health assessments to patients aged 75 years and over. Our practice also offers 45-49 years health assessments – for which patients are eligible once in that interval. These assessments are billed to Medicare (no out of pocket cost).
All doctors encourage regular monitoring of risk factors including blood pressure, weight, cholesterol levels and diabetes risk in accordance with evidence-based recommendations.
ONSITE PATHOLOGY
St Vincent’s Pathology is available on-site Mon-Fri 8.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-5pm. No appointment is necessary for standard tests. Pathology phone (03) 9857 3062.
For Covid 19 or other PCR tests – if not ordered through this clinic – please call pathology to book a time.
PATHOLOGY RESULTS
We use a recall system for patients with abnormal results. Our doctors check their results and notify nurses to contact you for a follow up appointment if the doctor has any concerns to discuss with you.
Patients can call reception to check if results of pathology tests are available. Reception staff cannot give results. If requested, a practice nurse or doctor will call you back. A follow-up appointment may be recommended even if the result is normal.
TRAVEL MEDICINE
Preparing for travel overseas is more than being appropriately immunised – so if you are planning a trip please allow at least 8 weeks before your departure and book an appointment. Doctors prefer to give advice specific to individual patients based on their medical history and medications – so an appointment with the doctor will always be needed ahead of travel vaccination bookings. We keep several vaccinations in stock – but sometimes a prescription will be required.
Belmore Road Medical Centre became accredited Yellow Fever vaccination clinic. Bookings with doctors who have completed the accredited training for this vaccine can be made by calling reception.