Patient Information
Information At Your Fingertips
If you are a new patient to our clinic, please arrive at least five minutes before your consultation or fill out a new patient form here and bring the following to your consultation:
- Photo ID
- A valid Medicare card
- Workcover patients will need to inform their employer and bring their employer’s contact details for verification to arrange payment.
Fees
Springfield Doctors is a mixed billing practice. Most consultations are time-based and will incur private fees for patients who are not eligible under the bulk-billing criteria. Fees are payable at the time of consultation by cash, credit card or EFTPOS.
We are still able to bulk bill eligible patient groups for most of the consultation types:
- Children under 17 years of age
- Patients over 65 years old
- Commonwealth
- DVA Gold Card holders
- Health Care Card holders
- Pensioner Concession Card holders
Fees & Medicare Rebates
| Services | Item # | Fee | Rebate | Out of Pocket |
| Regular billings | ||||
| Short Consult | 3 | $43.95 | 19.60 | $24.35 |
| Standard Consult | 23 | $80 | $42.85 | $37.15 |
| Long Consult | 36 | $125 | $82.90 | $42.10 |
| Extended Consult | 44 | $165 | $122.15 | $42.85 |
- Home visits
- Discount home visits (for pensioners only)
- Immunisation/Vaccines
- Drive Medical Assessment (age75 or more)
- IV medicine management
- Travel Medicine
- Procedures
- Reports
- Pre-employment
- Skin Treatment
Booking Appointments
Appointments Types
Appointments for health assessments, complex medical problems or removal of skin lesions all require extra time. Whilst the Doctors aim to keep patients waiting times as short as possible; delays may occur. Walk-ins are -Welcome, New Patient -Welcome
Communication Assistance
Correspondence
Facsimile
Facsimiles, printers and other electronic communication devices are only accessible to doctors and other authorised staff. All faxes containing confidential information are only faxed to numbers after checking the details are correct.
Computerised Records
Specific systems have been put in place to protect the privacy, security and integrity of our patient records. All staff are trained in computer security. IT Support oversees the maintenance and security of our computers.
Results
A follow-up appointment is usually required to receive results. Telephone advice will only be given if authorised by your doctor. Springfield Doctors will attempt to contact you regarding any urgent results.
Confidentiality
All members of Springfield Doctors understand the importance of respecting confidentiality with the information they receive during their employment. Medical details will only be shared with fellow professionals outside the Practice Team with the patient’s informed consent.
Afterhours Consultations
If you need urgent medical care and Springfield Doctors is closed, 13SICK booking lines are open from 6:00 pm on weekdays, 12:00 pm on Saturdays, all day on Sunday and public holidays. Please call an ambulance on 000 if your situation is an emergency.
Our Policies
Springfield Doctors is bound by the Privacy Act 1988 and complies with the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 No 71. All patient information is private and confidential, and disclosure to family, friends, staff, or others without the patient’s approval or as legally directed is prohibited.
Telephone Enquiries
We value our patients’ concerns, so please leave a clear message with the reception staff and your doctor will return your call when possible.
Additional Information
Every staff member is bound by the signed privacy clause contained in the employment agreement. All information received during a consultation between a doctor and the patient is considered personal and private health information. Medical information includes past medical and social history, current health issues and future medical care. Doctors, staff and contractors maintain the privacy of personal information. Medical records are the property of the practice. Only written requests for access to medical records are accepted.
Additional Information
Complaints
We constantly strive to give patients the best possible care and attention, but if you are dissatisfied with any element of our service, please bring this to our attention so we can do better next time.
If this does not resolve your problem, we welcome receiving your complaint in writing. We will acknowledge your complaint in writing or contact you to discuss the way forward. Your complaint will be investigated and you will be advised of the outcome.
However, if you are still unsatisfied, you can write to The Health Care Complaints Commission by clicking here. The HCCC protects public health and safety by resolving, investigating and prosecuting complaints about healthcare. It is an independent body that was established under the Health Care Complaints Act 1993. The organisation has a central role in maintaining the integrity of the NSW health system, with the overarching aim of protecting the health and safety of individuals and the community.
Useful Resources
Skin Treatment
Laser Therapy
If your face has been left with blotches, scars, wrinkles, or lines for aging, acne, or too much time in the sun, laser skin resurfacing can assist your skin look older and healthier.
The resurfacing of the skin with laser removes accurately layer by layer. The fresh skin cells that form during healing offer the skin a surface that looks tighter and younger.
Mole Mapping
For those at elevated danger of malignant melanoma, the word mole mapping generally relates to a monitoring program. To recognize and assess lesions of interest, it may include a clinical skin examination and dermoscopy.
Mole mapping is designed to diagnose melanoma by recognizing fresh moles or shifts in pre-existing moles at the earliest feasible point.
Wrinkle Treatment
Laser resurfacing is a method for removing the upper layers of skin using a wand-like laser tool. It is sometimes called “laser peeling” because it removes ancient skin cells to expose newer, more youthful cells. Since a laser is used by the method, a dermatologist has accurate control over the therapy depth, reducing complications to the surrounding tissue.
Photodynamic Therapy Face
It is a type of phototherapy or light therapy and becomes increasingly common as an acne treatment, especially in serious instances that do not react to other medicines.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) can also work for other skin circumstances, such as sun-damaged skin, precancerous cells, and skin infection.
Forearms
Both skin type and genetics can determine if a individual receives crepey skin and it is more prevalent in elderly individuals, generally not appearing until individuals are in their 40s at least.
However, ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the most prevalent cause of crepey skin. The American Association of Dermatology claims that the most preventable cause of early skin harm is exposure to UV radiation.
Melanoma Detection
Early detection medical tests. Epiluminescence microscopy, or dermoscopy, is a painless medical method used to detect melanoma prematurely. The patterns of size, shape, and pigmentation in pigmented skin lesions can be evaluated by a doctor using a handheld device.
Skin Cancer Surgery
A specially trained surgeon performs the Mohs operation. First, the surgeon removes a very thin skin layer (including the tumor) and then microscopically checks the sample removed. If cancer cells are seen, it will remove and examine another layer.
Sport Medicine
Innovative Pain Laser Therapy
Additionally, studies indicate the effect of low-level laser therapy on pain, muscle spasm, morning stiffness, burns, carpal tunnel, and fibromyalgia.
Acute Chronic Musculoskeletal
Different types of manual therapy, or mobilization, can be used to treat people with spinal alignment problems. For some acute musculoskeletal pain, these techniques have been shown to speed recovery.
Pain Management
Post-Surgery Pain Management
Typically, severe pain can be handled effectively after surgery. Modern medicines for pain and anesthesia can regulate post-operative pain and assist cure your body. If you’re having surgery, after the operation it’s natural to have pain issues as well as the hazards associated with strong pain medicines.
Sports Injury Pain Management
There are a number of therapy alternatives for pain relief that help decrease the painful symptoms after a sport injury, including: Minimally Invasive Treatment Options, such as Epidural Steroid Injections. Tenotomy percutaneous or fasciotomy. Biofeedback. Acupuncture. Diagnostic Injections. Therapeutic Injections.
Aesthetics
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections in a focused mix of platelets from your own blood to bathe disturbed cells. Platelets are engaged in coagulation and wound healing, so the better hope is that they will “naturally” stimulate healing — regenerative medicine.
Body Sculpting
Liposuction, a surgical procedure with intrinsic hazards that many patients want to prevent, is the most frequently recognized treatment. There are now less invasive energy-based options, including energy-assisted liposuction, which is generally more gentle compared to standard liposuction. Recently, completely non-invasive treatments are showing up in the market but results are less predictable.
Facial Skin Assessments
You may experience some modifications in the appearance of your skins, but you are not sure which service would best suit your requirements. Or perhaps you understand instinctively now is the time to begin taking more interest in your skin’s health but don’t know where to start.
Whatever the reason, we’re here to assist our certified professional estheticians.
Acne Treatment
We recommended therapy scheme relies on your era, your acne type and severity, and what you’re prepared to commit to. For example, for several weeks, you may need to wash and apply medicines twice a day to the affected skin. Topical medicines are often used in conjunction with medicines you take by mouth (oral medicine).
Acne Scar Treatment
Active breakouts are sufficiently frustrating, but the acne scars can leave behind can feel quite diabolical. The nice news is that it is possible to treat acne scars. Atrophic scars on the face are most prevalent. Under the adjacent skin lies a depressed scar. They are created when insufficient collagen is produced while healing the wound. We can treat them safely
Microdermabrasion
Microdermabrasion is a minimally invasive skin tone and texture renewal operation. It can make sun damage, wrinkles, fine lines, age spots, acne scarring, melasma, and other skin related issues and conditions appear better.
Injectables – Botox
Fine lines, frown lines, lines of how-those-get-there. Whatever you call them, on your forehead, between your eyes, and crow’s feet, a few minutes of Botox can smooth wrinkles. This is a non-invasive FDA-approved therapy requiring zero downtime, so on your lunch break you can come in and remove these signs of aging.
Injectables – Dermal Fillers
Facial fillers are products that rejuvenate the skin of the face by decreasing or eliminating wrinkles, increasing scar depression, improving the lips and replacing the loss of soft tissue volume by facial injections. Our skin becomes more vulnerable with era to wrinkles and decay. Sun exposure and years of muscle motion (squinting, chewing, smiling) help break down the skin’s tissue.
Occupational Health
Work Assessments including Work Cover
A workforce risk management instrument used to screen people for risk variables that may restrict their capacity to perform a job securely and efficiently is pre-employment medical assessments.
We provides extensive and detailed medical examinations, pre-placement and regular medical evaluations that can be tailored to your company requirements.
Travel Medicine
Travel Medicine Risk Assessment
We are happy to give travel health services to our registered patients. Our nurse utilizes up-to-date data to inform you about your health requirements around the globe. They can take most of the vaccinations and provide treatment prescriptions where necessary.
Many individuals take long-haul vacations that require complex vaccine classes.
Vaccinations
Recommended vaccines for all athletes. Inactivated tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, influenza, hepatitis A, hepatitis B vaccines and live measles, mumps, and varicella vaccines (if immunity is not proven by a natural infection) are suggested consistently for adult elite athletes.
Allied Health
Chiropractor
Chiropractors use hands-on spinal manipulation and other alternative therapies, with the hypothesis that adequate alignment of the musculoskeletal structure of the body, especially the spine, will allow the body to cure itself without surgery or medication. Manipulation is used to restore mobility to tissue-restricted joints induced by traumatic events such as falling or repetitive stress.
Physiotherapy
Through motion and practice, manual therapy, education and counseling, physiotherapists assist individuals impacted by injury, disease or disability.
They keep individuals of all ages healthy, assisting patients to cope with pain and stop disease.
The profession helps to encourage development and facilitate recovery, enabling people to stay in work while helping them remain independent.
Podiatry
Podiatry is treating foot and ankle illnesses. It is the medicine branch that deals with the foot and ankle almost solely. Podiatry involves treating minor diseases, such as ingested toenails, but may also include surgery to enhance chronic circumstances, such as bunions or foot pain.
Remedial Massage
Remedial massage is a complementary therapy aimed at treating muscles that are harmed, knotted, tense or motionless. For a number of issues affecting the muscles, tendons and bones, it is helpful.
Therapy
Each modality uses distinct methods or focuses on distinct outcomes — for example, cognitive behavioral treatment focuses on recognizing and challenging cognitive distortions and patterns of irrational thinking, while psychodynamic treatment seeks to detect unconscious disputes or repressed memories that may contribute to problems in the real world.
Audiology
Audiology is a fast-growing field and there is a definite need for audiological services. A domestic hearing research showed that about 16 percent of the population has a substantial hearing loss.
Acupuncture
Laser and Traditional Acupuncture
Aser acupuncture is a form of acupuncture-like low-level laser treatment (LLLT). … Although proof from traditional Chinese medicine given an explanation for these consequences, the analgesic impacts of laser acupuncture have yet to be verified in a conclusive manner.
MyMedicare
MyMedicare
We invite all existing and new patients who consider us to be your preferred practice, to register for MyMedicare. To complete a registration, scan the QR code or register using the link provided on this page. If you have any questions, please contact our team.
What is MyMedicare?
The Australian Government has introduced a new voluntary patient registration model called MyMedicare to drive improvements in primary health care for all Australians and deliver new funding packages to primary care providers. MyMedicare will strengthen the relationship between patients and their health care teams by allowing patients to register with their regular general practice and select their preferred GP and providers within the practice. This registration aims to strengthen the relationship between you, your GP, and the team at Springfield Doctors. For more information, please see the Registering in MyMedicare Factsheet for Patients.
What are the benefits of MyMedicare for our patients?
The key benefits to you include better access, better continuity of care, and better planning. Registration in MyMedicare is not compulsory, however it is recommended to improve continuity of care for patients. You can also change your mind and leave the program at any time. It does not affect your Medicare rights or benefits. Please reach out to our team if you have any questions.
FAQ
Is Springfield Doctors a Bulk Billing Practice?
Springfield Doctors is a mixed billing practice.
We Bulk bill patients 17 and under
DVA card holders
Concession and Pensioner card holders
What if I don't have a Medicare card?
How do I book an appointment?
Please use the online booking button on this page or call the practice on (07) 3118-5881 to make an appointment.
What should I bring to my appointment?
Please bring:
Photo ID
Medicare card
Any concession cards
Do you offer telehealth consultations?
Telehealth is offered under some circumstances, please check with the practice via telephone if this is available to you (07) 3118-5881
