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Clinical Services - Doctors Clinic
Ballarat Community Health's General Practice Clinic provides patients with a full range of services with our General Practitioners and Practice Nurse including examinations, treatment advice and referrals. This friendly, non judgmental
clinic is part of a multi-disciplinary team of both internal and external providers within Ballarat and District.
How to make an appointment
Appointments are essential for both the Sebastopol and Smythesdale Clinics and can be arranged by phoning 03 5338 4585.
Clinic sessions are limited and therefore advance notice should be given
where possible if appointments
are no longer required.
Cost
Concession and non-concession card holders welcome. Patients with a concession card will be
bulk-billed. Non–concession card holders will be asked to pay their accounts on the day of consultation, Cash and EFTPOS payments are welcome. Some procedures will incur minimal costs.
(Medicare cards must be presented at every appointment).
Locations
Clinics operate from:
- 260 Vickers Street, Sebastopol Mon-Fri
- 19 Heales Street, Smythesdale Fortnightly
Transport and Parking
Parking is situated at both ends of the complex and directly across the street in Vickers Street.
Alternatively, catch the Delacombe/Sebastopol Number 19 bus stopping at the front door, or Ballarat Number 12 Davis bus and dismount at the corner of Albert and Vickers Streets, there is a short walk of 500 meters west from that corner. The Golden plains Shire Shopping bus will also stop at the clinic on request. Please call Golden Plains Shire on 03 5320 7111 to book.
Emergency and After-hours services
In case of a medical emergency the following options are recommended.
- Call 000 for emergency services
- Attend or contact the Emergency Department at
Ballarat Health Services Emergency Department
Ph: 03 5320 4275 at Mair Street, Ballarat, near the corner of Drummond Street North
- St John of God Hospital Emergency Department Ph: 03 5320 2111
at Mair Street, Ballarat, near the corner of Drummond Street North
- Contact ‘Nurse on call’ Ph: 1300 60 60 24
NURSE-ON-CALL is a telephone health line, providing Victorians with immediate,
expert health information and advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call 1300 60 60 24 for the cost of a local call from anywhere in Victoria.
(Calls from mobile phones may be charged at a higher rate.)
Services
- General family medicine
- Women's health & family planning
- Child and adolescent health
- Men's health
- Older persons health
- Mental health
- Minor surgery
- Health screening and education
- Skin checks
- Liquid nitrogen freezing therapy
- Drug and Alcohol rehabilitation & counselling
- Health assessments
- Child & adult immunisations
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