House calls, hospital and nursing home care
House Calls
This practice offers a house call service to patients who are unable to attend the surgery. Patients with chronic medical problems can be seen on a regular basis in their home. There is a limit to the geographical area in which we can provide this service, currently limited to Merewether, The Junction, Bar Beach, Cooks Hill, Newcastle, Hamilton, Hamilton South, Maryville, Broadmeadow, and Adamstown.
Any patient who normally attends the surgery, but is prevented from doing so because of acute illness or some other reason, may also request a home visit, and this will be fitted into the doctors schedule, usually at the end of a surgery session, that is "lunchtime" or evening.
Hospital care
Many acute illnesses can be managed by GPs in a hospital, however the local public hospitals do not grant GPs admitting rights for this so this service is limited to private hospitals. Our local private hospital which we generally use is Lingard Hospital. Some illnesses are more appropriately managed in a large public hospital and public hospital admission is also more appropriate for patients without private hospital insurance. Although lacking admission rights at the public hospital we can often assist in other ways, such as providing health summaries, speaking to specialists etc.
Nursing Homes
This practice also provides a Nursing Home visiting service. Like the Home Visit service the doctor will generally visit on a regular basis