URGENT APPOINTMENTS:
Provision is made for urgent appointments and they will always be given priority. If you need urgent assistance please let the receptionist know.
APPOINTMENTS:
Consultations normally last 10-15 minutes however, if you need a longer appointment time, please advise the receptionist when making your appointment.
If your family member requires an interpreter service, we can organise this for you. Please let us know when you make your appointment.
CANCELLED APPOINTMENTS:
If you are unable to keep your appointment, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can make the appointment available to someone else. A small fee will be incurred if no notification is received within two hours of the appointment.
WAITING TIME:
It can be difficult to always run to time and delays are sometimes unavoidable. If the doctor is behind schedule, the receptionist will inform you upon your arrival to the clinic.
HOME VISITS:
At GP’s discretion where safe and reasonable, our practice may make visits to regular practice patients in their homes, aged or residential care facilities.
Our entrance has a ramp for disabled access, and we have disabled access toilets.
Blackwood Family Medical Centre is a MIXED BILLING practice for those with a current Medicare Card.
Gap payments are incurred for Minor procedures and Skin Cancer screening, Implonon Removal and Insertions, Mirena Removal and Insertions, Medical Reports, Work Cover Reports.
Please speak to your doctor or one of our receptionists for more details.