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Please CALL before visiting the medical clinic if you have a Fever [Temperature] OR a Sore Throat OR a Cough OR Shortness of Breath and either have had close contact with someone diagnosed with or suspected of having coronavirus in the 14 days before getting sick OR you have travelled overseas within the past 14 days.

Please note: Although unlikely you have contracted COVID-19, we have high-risk patients visiting our clinic. Depending on your circumstances, you may be eligible for a bulk billed telemedicine consultation.

Providing the highest standard of Patient Care

Appointments

Please make an appointment with the doctors by telephoning the surgery. Please let the receptionist know in advance if you require a longer consultation.

If you cannot keep an appointment for any reason, please be considerate and telephone the surgery to cancel.

Surgery Hours

Monday - Friday

08:30am - 5:00pm

Saturday

9:00am - 12:00 noon

When the surgery is unattended, you will be directed to our after hours service.

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If you find yourself in an emergency and feel the problem requires immediate attention, it is advisable that you phone 000 or report direct to the emergency department at the Redcliffe Hospital.

Beach Medical Clinic, 135 Margate Parade, Margate QLD 4019

Welcome to Beach Medical Clinic

The Beach Medical Clinic is one of the oldest medical practices on the Redcliffe Peninsula.

All doctors are Vocationally Registered and the practice is Accredited, ensuring quality service and choice.

The practice bulk-bills pensioners, Health Care Card holders, DVA Health card holders and children under 16.

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Services Available

Beach Medical Clinic offers a number of different services for the best health care possible.

We can also provide recommendations for Allied Health options

Enhanced Primary Care

Aviation Medicine

Dietician

Podiatrist

Doctors

All doctors are Vocationally Registered and the practice is Accredited, ensuring quality service and choice.

Dr. Kevin Ling

M.B. ChB. FRACGP

General Practitioner

Dr. Kimberley Bondeson

BSc.(Hons) MBBS FRACGP DAME

General Practitioner, Women’s and Children’s Health, Designated Aviation Medical Examination and Coal Mine medicals

Dr. Nina Mohanlal

MBBS (QLD) DPhil (OXON) FRACGP

General Practitioner

Fees

Bulk Billing applies to the following:
  • Patients under 16 years of age

  • DVA patients

  • Centrelink Pension and Health Care Card holders
Private Fees:
  • Standard Consult:
    (up to 10 minutes) - $90.00

  • Long Consult:
    (more than 10 minutes) - $145.00

  • Prolonged Consult:
    (more than 30 minutes) - $200.00

Telephone consultations are available to those patients who have attended the surgery within the last 12 months and are charged per our normal private fee structure. All telephone consultations are booked as a standard consultation.

New patients will be booked as a long consultation with the Doctor, whereby the practice nurse will attend to the
patient initially for basic assessment.

Commercial Driving Medical $187.00 (inclusive of GST) is a work-related expense and not a Medicare rebatable service.

Aviation Medical $396.00 (inclusive of GST) is not a Medicare rebatable service.

Pre-employment Medical $330.00 (inclusive of GST) is a work-related expense and not a Medicare rebatable service.

Additional Fees

ECG$33.00 (inclusive of GST)
Cryotherapy$33.00 (inclusive of GST)
Dressings$33.00 (inclusive of GST)
Ear syringe$44.00 (inclusive of GST)
Spirometry$33.00 (inclusive of GST)

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you do require an appointment.

Please make an appointment with the doctors by telephoning the surgery. Please let the receptionist know in advance if you require a longer consultation.

If you cannot keep an appointment for any reason, please be considerate and telephone the surgery to cancel.

The practice bulk-bills pensioners, Health Care Card holders, DVA Health card holders and children under 16.

Yes – it is a legal requirement that the doctor sees you to issue a referral.

Yes. Script only appointments are available daily to accommodate your script needs.

The National Immunisation Program (NIP) Schedule is a series of immunisations given at specific times throughout your life.  The immunisations range from birth through to adulthood. If you stay on track with your immunisation schedule, the vaccines are free under the NIP.

For full details, please visit the Australian Government Department of Health website:

National Immunisation Program Schedule

If you travel outside Australia, you may get sick from a number of diseases that are preventable by vaccination. Different vaccines are needed for certain countries. You should consult your doctor six to 12 weeks before you travel.

For full details, please visit the Australian Government Department of Health website:

Immunisation for travel

This practice acknowledges that patient complaints are an important source of customer feedback. Under the Human Rights Commission Act 2005, people with complaints should try to resolve them directly with the health service provider or medical centre.

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PRIVACY POLICY
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Beach Medical Clinic
135 Margate Parade
Margate QLD 4019

Please make an appointment with the doctors by telephoning the surgery.

Beach Medical Clinic privacy policy

Current as of: October 2019

Introduction

This privacy policy is to provide information to you, our patient, on how your personal information (which includes your health information) is collected and used within our practice, and the circumstances in which we may share it with third parties.

Why and when your consent is necessary

When you register as a patient of our practice, you provide consent for our GPs and practice staff to access and use your personal information so they can provide you with the best possible healthcare. Only staff who need to see your personal information will have access to it. If we need to use your information for anything else, we will seek additional consent from you to do this.

Why do we collect, use, hold and share your personal information?

Our practice will need to collect your personal information to provide healthcare services to you. Our main purpose for collecting, using, holding and sharing your personal information is to manage your health. We also use it for directly related business activities, such as financial claims and payments, practice audits and accreditation, and business processes (eg staff training).

What personal information do we collect?

The information we will collect about you includes your:

  • names, date of birth, addresses, contact details
  • medical information including medical history, medications, allergies, adverse events, immunisations, social history, family history and risk factors
  • Medicare number (where available) for identification and claiming purposes
  • healthcare identifiers
  • health fund details.

 

Dealing with us anonymously

You have the right to deal with us anonymously or under a pseudonym unless it is impracticable for us to do so or unless we are required or authorised by law to only deal with identified individuals.

How do we collect your personal information?

Our practice may collect your personal information in several different ways.

  1. When you make your first appointment our practice staff will collect your personal and demographic information via your registration.
  2. During the course of providing medical services, we may collect further personal information.
  3. We may also collect your personal information when you visit our website, send us an email or SMS, telephone us, make an online appointment or communicate with us using social media.
  4. In some circumstances personal information may also be collected from other sources. Often this is because it is not practical or reasonable to collect it from you directly. This may include information from:
    • your guardian or responsible person
    • other involved healthcare providers, such as specialists, allied health professionals, hospitals, community health services and pathology and diagnostic imaging services
    • your health fund, Medicare, or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (as necessary).

When, why and with whom do we share your personal information?

We sometimes share your personal information:

  • with third parties who work with our practice for business purposes, such as accreditation agencies or information technology providers – these third parties are required to comply with APPs and this policy
  • with other healthcare providers
  • when it is required or authorised by law (eg court subpoenas)
  • when it is necessary to lessen or prevent a serious threat to a patient’s life, health or safety or public health or safety, or it is impractical to obtain the patient’s consent
  • to assist in locating a missing person
  • to establish, exercise or defend an equitable claim
  • for the purpose of confidential dispute resolution process
  • when there is a statutory requirement to share certain personal information (eg some diseases require mandatory notification)
  • during the course of providing medical services, through eTP, My Health Record (eg via Shared Health Summary, Event Summary).

 

Only people who need to access your information will be able to do so. Other than in the course of providing medical services or as otherwise described in this policy, our practice will not share personal information with any third party without your consent.

We will not share your personal information with anyone outside Australia (unless under exceptional circumstances that are permitted by law) without your consent.

Our practice will not use your personal information for marketing any of our goods or services directly to you without your express consent. If you do consent, you may opt out of direct marketing at any time by notifying our practice in writing.

How do we store and protect your personal information?

Your personal information may be stored at our practice in various forms.

Our practice stores all personal information securely.

How can you access and correct your personal information at our practice?

You have the right to request access to, and correction of, your personal information.

Our practice acknowledges patients may request access to their medical records. We require you to put this request in writing addressed to Beach Medical Clinic, 135 Margate Parade, Margate QLD 4019, and our practice will respond within a reasonable time (ie 30 days).

Our practice will take reasonable steps to correct your personal information where the information is not accurate or up to date. From time to time, we will ask you to verify that your personal information held by our practice is correct and current. You may also request that we correct or update your information, and you should make such requests in writing to Beach Medical Clinic, 135 Margate Parade, Margate QLD 4019.

How can you lodge a privacy-related complaint, and how will the complaint be handled at our practice?

We take complaints and concerns regarding privacy seriously. You should express any privacy concerns you may have in writing. We will then attempt to resolve it in accordance with our resolution procedure.

You may also contact the OAIC. Generally, the OAIC will require you to give them time to respond before they will investigate. For further information visit www.oaic.gov.au or call the OAIC on 1300 363 992.

Policy review statement

This privacy policy will be reviewed regularly to ensure it is in accordance with any changes that may occur.

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Please CALL before visiting the medical clinic if you have:

  • A Fever [Temperature]; OR
  • A Sore Throat; OR
  • A Cough; OR
  • Shortness of Breath

And either

  • Had close contact with someone diagnosed with or suspected of having coronavirus in the 14 days before getting sick

OR

  • You have travelled overseas within the past 14 days

Please note: Although unlikely you have contracted COVID-19, we have high-risk patients visiting our clinic.

Depending on your circumstances, you may be eligible for a bulk billed telemedicine consultation.

Call the clinic on 07 3284 9777