Standard Appointment - 15 minutes, 1 or 2 basic issues. If it takes more than 15 minutes, you may be requested to make another appointment for further discussion. 

Long Appointment -  To discuss complex issues such as Mental Health issue, chronic health problems, care planning, or multiple issues to be discussed, a long appointment is to be made. Our reception staff will assist you to determine the type of appointment required. 

Our GPs will try to stick to the schedule. However, due to unexpected reasons such as medical emergencies or any patients require extra care, you may have to stay longer than expected.

Over 75 Health Assessment:

If you live at home and are aged 75 years or over, you are eligible for a bulk billed annual health assessment. It will cover

·         A detailed assessment of your health and well being

·         A measurement of your blood pressure, pulse rate and heart rhythm

·         An assessment of your medications

·         Discussion of your healthcare concerns or other needs that you may have

One of our nurses will conduct the assessment and a General Practitioner will determine any follow up consultations required. Make an appointment for your health assessment. 

Care Plans:

If you are suffering from a chronic condition such as asthma, cancer, cardiovascular illness, diabetes mellitus, mental health conditions (including dementia), arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions and stroke for at least 6 months, your Doctor and a practice nurse can make you a care plan which enables you to have 5 bulk billed visits to Allied Health services such as dietician, physiotherapy, Podiatric, etc. Make your appointment with a practice nurse for your care plan.

Asthma:

Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways in the lungs. These airways are very sensitive and swell up in response to certain triggers.

Patients with Asthma symptoms must see their GP regularly to ensure their medication and dosage is accurate and current.

Nurses will perform regular Spirometry tests. Please bring your Puffer and Medications to the appointment.

Your GP will make an Asthma Management plan for you and will provide medication education. To obtain a School Asthma Action Plan an appointment with your regular GP is required. 

Diabetics: 

Your GP can monitor you for diabetes at your regular checkups. Your doctor may perform blood tests to check for the disease, depending on your symptoms or risk factors. If you do have diabetes, your doctor may prescribe medication and manage your condition. They may also refer you to a specialist (Endocrinologist) to help monitor your treatment. It’s likely that your primary care doctor will be part of a team of healthcare professionals who will work with you. Your nurse will perform an annual ABI (Ankle Brachial Index) test to diagnose peripheral vascular disease which can be caused by Diabetics. 

In order to manage your diabetics your doctor may refer to following specialists to maintain your health affected by Diabetics. 

Endocrinologist:  

Diabetes is a disease of the pancreas gland, which is part of the endocrine system. An endocrinologist is a specialist who diagnoses, treats, and manages pancreatic diseases. 

Eye Specialist:

Many people with diabetes experience complications with their eyes over time. Your doctor may refer you to do an annual eye check by an Eye Specialist. 

Podiatrist:

Vascular diseases that prevent blood flow to the small blood vessels are common if you have diabetes. With diabetes, you may also have a reduced ability to heal blisters and cuts, even minor ones. A podiatrist can monitor your feet for any serious infections that could lead to gangrene and amputation. These visits do not take the place of daily foot checks you do yourself.

Please be informed that Workcover and TAC claim services are available for our regular patients only. We are unable to provide these servcies to any new patients or irregular patients

Book your appointment with Dr Navindra Madawala (he works only on Sundays) or Dr Dimantha Cooray (he works on every Saturday)

Dr Navindra has been running his own Skin Cancer Clinic one session a week since August 2014 in Albury. You can get his services including skin care at BHRMC on every Sunday.

Dr Dimantha is also a very experienced GP in skin care who has worked more than 10 years in Shepparton. He works on weekdays.

We offer a number of Allied Health services at BHRMC.  Currently we provide Podiatry, Dietician, and Physiotherapy services. 

Podiatrist Shyleen Chandra works on Thursdays and 09:00 AM to 02:00 PM every Sunday.

Dietician Agnes Chow works every Thursday fortnight 02:00 to 07:00 pm. 

Physiotherapist Asmitha Yadev works every Wednesday fortnight 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

You can get an appointment to any of these services call the reception.

Childhood Immunisation: 

Immunisation from an early age is highly recommended for all Australian children. Having your child immunised helps to protect them from the most serious childhood infections, some of which may threaten their lives.

Routine childhood immunisations help to protect your child against diseases such as:

Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), polio, pneumococcal disease, meningococcal ACWY disease, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib), rotavirus, chickenpox (varicella), measles, mumps, rubella (German measles), influenza. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants are also protected against meningococcal B disease.

The National Immunisation Program provides the routine childhood immunisations recommended for all children in Australia, free of charge. See your doctor to have your child immunised. 

There are immunisation requirements that your child needs to meet in order to go to childcare, kindergarten and primary school in Victoria. By law, your child’s immunisations must be up to date before they start childcare and kindergarten. 

The Australian Immunisation Register (tel. 1800 653 809) will send you your child's Immunisation History Statement (a record of their immunisation status) on request or you can download it from your myGov account. 

In Victoria, parents of children attending a childcare or kindergarten service are required to provide an updated Immunisation History Statement to the service if the child has a new vaccine(s). This ensures that the service always has current information about the child’s immunisation status. 

From 1 January 2016, parents who want to receive Child Care Benefit, Child Care Rebate or Family Tax Benefit Part A supplement for a child of any age must make sure their child’s immunisations are up to date. For more information, visit the Australian Government Services Australia website or visit a Centrelink or Medicare Service Centre. 

Catchup Vaccines: Children who recently arrive Australia from overseas may require catchup vaccinations to bring up to Australian Childhood Immunisation requirements. The vaccination schedule in Australia may differ from that of other countries.

Please bring the health and development book (Green Book) along with you to your appointment as your child may be eligible to have their vaccinations done on that day (baby must be at least 6 weeks old to receive vaccine). 

Annual FLU Vaccines will be provided as per the government schedule. When the vaccinations are available you will be informed via Facebook and web-site.

Travel Vaccines can be provided at the clinic on request.

Recalls:

Recall occurs when a GP decides a patient needs to be reviewed within a specified period:   

  - A clinically significant test result is received
  - After significant referrals
  - After diagnosis of a significant condition

Our nurses will process recalls daily. The patients will be contacted by a phone to make an appointment. If an appointment is not made, an SMS will be sent. The third attempt will be a registered letter to the patient. 

Reminders:

Reminder is a prompt to a patient to make an appointment for a preventative health activity  Eg. cervical screen, immunisation, health assessment, care plan review. Reminders will be sent by SMS.

Whether you are planning a family, trying to prevent one from accidentally starting, or just want some general information on whether your body is acting normally, your GP will be available to provide you with information, and methods that can help you with whatever it is you need. 

Implanon NXT: is a type of contraceptive implant for women. It is more effective method of family planning. L:ess than 1 out of 100 women who use it will become pregnant. Consult your GP for advise on inserting Implanon NXT.

Dorevitch Pathology services are provided on-site during following times. 

Tuesdays:     08:30 – 11:30 AM
Wednesday:  08:30 – 11:30 AM
Thursdays:    08:30 – 11:30 AM

BHRMC will start Iron Infusion service to our patients soon. Key details about this service are given below:

• Takes 45 Minutes to 2 Hours
• Medicare Rebate
• $150 out of pocket
• GP Referral required

For further details about Iron Infusion please refer to FAQ section of the web site.