Patient Info

Making Appointments

A Referral from your GP or another specialist is essential. We ask the referrals to be sent through before making an appointment

Length of Appointments

Your consultation will usually take about 1½ hours due to the complex testing that may be required.

Possible Delays

All effort will be made to be on time, but due to Dr Etheredge’s hospital commitments and extra very ill patients who have to be seen urgently, there may be delays.

We request that you phone the surgery an hour before your appointment time and our staff will be able to tell you if the Doctor is running to time.

Your understanding and patience is appreciated in these circumstances.

Rebooking and Cancelling Appointments

If you cannot attend an appointment for any reason, please ring the surgery at the earliest opportunity to make alternative arrangements. Late cancellations may incur an administrative fee.

Preparation for Appointments

  • Your completed Patient Questionnaire
  • The referral from your GP or specialist
  • Your Medicare Card
  • Your Pension/Health Care Card
  • Your Health Fund details
  • Any xrays, ultrasounds or scans you have had recently
  • Any blood test results
  • A list of your medications and dosage (very important)

What to wear

You may require a stress test and the best type of clothing is something loose and comfortable eg. slacks/shorts, blouse/tee-shirt and comfortable shoes for walking.

Surgery Location

When entering the car park Figtree Private Hospital our rooms are directly in front. You do not need to go through the hospital. There is a GREEN HEART on our door.

Parking

There is ample parking on site or on the road. There is also some disabled parking.

Billing

Payment of the full amount is expected at the time of your appointment. We accept cash, cheque, EFTPOS, or credit card (Mastercard, Visa, Amex). There is no extra charge for Veteran Affairs patients.

There is a fee for patients having BP monitoring (no Medicare item is available for this procedure). Please contact the surgery for more detailed fee information.

Download/Print Information Sheet

You can download or print our patient information sheet by clicking this link.