Medical Centre :: Northern Beaches Hospital

Medical Centre

Northern Beaches Hospital offers the community an on-site medical centre.
The medical centre provides bulk billing for all Medicare card holders. It's a walk in service for all patients. Patients are seen in order of their arrival, however patients are triaged by the nursing staff/receptionists and acute patients will be prioritised.
There are 18 experienced and friendly doctors on a rotating schedule.

Our Services:

We have a Nurse Practitioner, Amy Beavan, who provides various medical services. Among them women's health, sexual and reproductive care, wound & dressing review, immunisation and ECG monitoring.

Telehealth Services:

We can offer Telehealth consults with existing patients who have been seen at our centre in the last 12 months for a face to face consult.
Only exceptions being for a child under 12months or someone who is homeless.
https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp/media/continuous-care-with-telehealth-stage-seven

Important Information

Hours of opening: Monday to Friday 9am - 6.30pm

Saturday 9am - 5:00pm

Sunday 10am - 4:00pm

Phone: (02) 9105 5875

Email: nbhmedcentre@healthscope.com.au

Fax: (02)9105 5874

Our GP staff consist of 4 male and 9 females.

Dr Jonathan Adams	Dr Kate Mellowes
Dr Penny Burns	Dr Joanna Nell
Dr Brian Cho	Dr Ruth Noel
Dr Maree Doherty	Dr Michael Size
Dr Naomi Daykin	Dr Melinda Sullivan-Bunt
Dr Joanna Nell	Dr Sara Townend
Dr Emilie Larkin	Dr Jordan Sandra
Dr Gabriella Legradi	Dr Eliza Davis
Dr Fiona Bernard

The following services will be provided through the Centre:

General Health:

Medical review
Acute injuries (wounds and fractures)
Musculoskeletal sporting Injuries
Infectious disease management
Chronic disease management
Diabetes education and management
Asthma care
General health assessments for all ages
Osteoporosis
Mental health care
STI checks
Dietary advice
Medication advice
Prescriptions
Referrals

Immunisations:

Travel
Childhood/Adult
Influenza
Pregnancy vaccinations

Skin Services:

Dressings/dressing Management - simple to moderate
Suture removal
Insertion of sutures to close open wounds, including glue closure
Post-surgical Wound care
Skin checks

Women's Health:

Shared Antenatal Care
Cervical Screening Tests (ie: PAP smear)
Family Planning
General Wellbeing checks
Menopause

Minor Procedures: (only available with some GPs)

Hormone implants
Insertion and removal of Implanon

Services:

Removal of foreign bodies
Workcover
12 lead ECGs
Spirometry / respiratory assessment