A standard appointment is 15 minutes (10 minutes for Dr Patel and Dr Ananth). If you think you may need extra time, please ask the receptionist.
If you would like to discuss health issues of several family members, please make an appointment for each family member. One appointment, One patient ONLY.
Please be aware that you cannot discuss multiple health issues in a standard consultation. 1-2 health issues for 10-15 minutes.
Multiple health issues
New patients
Insurance medicals
Superannuation/employment medicals
Psychological or counselling matters
Taxi, truck & bus licences.
Excisions
Health assessments & GP Management Plans
Spirometry
Iron infusions
Our staff will make every effort to ensure that the waiting time is kept to a minimum, however delays are sometimes unavoidable.
Please call 000 for an ambulance in an immediate life-threatening Emergency, such as:
Chest pain or chest tightness
Sudden numbness or paralysis of the face, arm or leg
Large burns
Serious accidents or trauma
Severe bleeding
Difficulty breathing
Extreme pain
Unconsciousness
If you require medical attention after hours, weekends or public holidays please phone 8293-2994 or 13 74 25 for assistance. The call will be directly diverted to our locum service who provide home visits. These visits are bulk billed by the locum service.
If you need to cancel your appointment, please notify the surgery at least 24 hours prior so that the appointment time can be reallocated. Kurralta Park Surgery’s policy is if two standard appointments are missed without notification, a non cancellation fee of $50.00 will be charged.
If you fail to attend a longer appointment ,such as extended consultation, GP Management Plan and Health Assessment, skin lesion or any other procedures, without 24 hours’ advance notice, a non-cancellation fee will be charged. There will be a fee charged.
If you are new to our practice, contact us on 8293 2994 to arrange an appointment. The doctor may request a longer appointment for the first visit in order to obtain enough information for current health problems and related issues such as medical history, family history, immunisation records, allergy history and lifestyle. In addition, you will need to arrive 15 minutes prior to the appointment time to complete the New Patient Information Form before you see a Doctor. Please download a New Patient Information Form (attach “new patient form”), and fill it in before the appointment.
Vaccinations and injections are performed by a nurse. Please make sure to book an appointment with nurse as well as your regular GP.
Child Immunisations (2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 4 years) are conducted from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. An appointment is required with your GP and the immunisation nurse. 12 and 18 month olds require a half an hour appointment with the nurse. Read More
Online bookings are available for standard consultations through Hot Doc & Health Engine.
If you need an appointment for the following reasons, please call the surgery to make an appointment, allowing reception to allocate appropriate time.
Extended consultations
Immunisations
Health Assessments
GP Management Plans
Procedures