We are pleased to announce that our practice is now offering Heart Health Checks.
This is a 30-minute appointment with your GP to assess your risk of heart disease and discuss ways to keep your heart healthy. Your doctor will review important factors such as blood pressure, cholesterol, lifestyle and family history. If you are 30 years and over you may be eligible for a Heart Health Check. To book your appointment, please call reception on 8303 2900 for further details.
We’re excited to announce the opening of our brand-new Women’s Health Clinic, just a couple of doors up from our main practice called Alix Women’s Health.
Our clinic is dedicated to providing comprehensive care tailored to women’s health needs, including menopause support, lifestyle/ weight management, skin checks, reproductive health and much more.
Appointments can be made online via our website www.alixhealth.com.au
We look forward to welcoming you to our new space and continuing to care for you and your family here at Fountain Street General Practice.
Prepayment is required for some services including:
New patient appointments, telephone consultations, script or referral requests and non-Medicare card holders.
When you book your next Telehealth appointment, you may be prompted to enter your credit/debit card details into HotDoc before your consultation. This will hold your booking, and funds will NOT be deducted until after your appointment.
Unfortunately, due to recent changes in Medicare rules, we are no longer able to bulkbill any telehealth consultations. If you have concerns regarding this, please let your local MP know.
Fountain Street General Practice is no longer administering Covid-19 vaccines due to lack of demand and increased vaccine wastage. If you have not yet had your 3rd or 4th vaccine doses, we strongly recommend you visit https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/booking/ to find the closest provider of the new Moderna bivalent vaccine and have this administered as soon as possible.
We have commenced influenza vaccination clinics, holding them on Tuesdays to Saturdays, for people aged 6 months and above. If you are also eligible for the COVID-19 booster vaccine, this can be given at the same time as the flu vaccine, but please let our reception staff know when booking your appointment, on 8303 2900.
We have recommenced COVID-19 vaccination clinics to provide booster shots for our existing patients whose second dose was at least 5 months ago. If you are (or soon will be) eligible, please contact Fountain Street General Practice on 8303 2900 to book an appointment. Clinics are being held Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
People who are severely immunocompromised are recommended to have a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine 2-6 months after their second dose. If you believe that you fall into this category and have not yet received a third dose, please contact the practice to make an appointment with your usual doctor to discuss your eligibility.
Due to a change in Medicare rules, we can now only undertake telephone and video consultations with existing patients if they have had a face-to-face appointment at least once in the preceding 12 months.
Our practice has been inundated with phone calls requesting print-outs of COVID-19 vaccination records, which is preventing our nurses from undertaking essential patient care. Please read the following carefully.
Proof of your COVID-19 vaccination will be recorded on your immunisation history statement after you’ve had your vaccine. Once you have received all required doses, you will also be able to access your COVID-19 digital certificate. You can get proof of your COVID-19 vaccination through:
Click here for more details on how to obtain your vaccination record.
AstraZeneca – Fountain Street General Practice is currently administering AstraZeneca vaccines to our current patients aged 16 years and over.
Pfizer – Fountain Street General Practice is currently administering Pfizer vaccines to our current patients aged 12 years and over..
To book a COVID-19 vaccination appointment, please phone our practice on 02 8303 2900.