Burraneer Family Practice
Medical, Clinical & Other Services
Burraneer Family Practice aims to deliver traditional, high quality medical care for all age groups. Health promotion and preventative medicine are emphasised. Our team of doctors offer a broad range of complementary skills, but as a practice, we adopt a similar “holistic” approach to our patients.
Annual Health Assessments
Our Practice Nurse, Julie Grant is now attending to the Annual Health Assessments for all patients over 75 years of age.
Early Childhood Nurse
Help families of our practice with young children, primarily from newborn to 2 years.
Healthy Kids Check
The aim of the Healthy Kids Check is to improve the health and well-being of Australian children and ensure they are fit and ready to learn once they start school.
Home Visits
All doctors perform home visits for regular patients in the cases of incapacitating illnesses.
INR Management Service
Our practice is now offering an added service of INR management for your convenience.
Investigation Results
The doctors will advise how to obtain the results of investigations at the time that they are ordered.
Nursing Services
Burraneer Family Practice has embraced the evolution of the Practice Nurse.
Privacy When In Distress
If you are under distress we can arrange some privacy whilst you are waiting to see your doctor.
Reminder Systems
We have established computerised reminder systems for various conditions i.e. diabetes.
Telephone Calls
The doctors do not take phone calls during consultations unless it is an urgent matter.
Yellow Fever Vaccine Centre
Burraneer Family Practice is now an authorised Yellow Fever Vaccine Centre.
We also offer a wide range of services for your preventative health. These include:
- Vaccinations, including travel and Yellow Fever
- Care Plans for chronic diseases, diabetes management advice
- Health Assessments
- Skin cancer checks and excisions
- Baby health checks including feeding and sleep advice
- Spirometry
- ECG
- Wound Care.
This is an excellent practice. Patients are respected and given sufficient time to fully discuss issues with their doctor. All administrative staff are very helpful and friendly, I couldn’t recommend them highly enough.
Very friendly staff. Thank you so much for your service.
SURGERY HOURS
General Surgery
- MON – FRI: 8:30AM – 6:00PM
- SAT: 8:30AM – 12:00 Noon
SUN/Public Holiday: Closed
Nurse
MON – WED: 9:00AM – 4:00PM
THU-FRI: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
After Hours
For after hours home visits, please contact:
The National Home Doctor Service on 13 74 25. They are available weeknights 7pm-6am, weekends from noon Saturday to 6.00am Monday and Public holidays from 7am-6am the following morning.
BABY CLINIC
WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS 9AM – 3PM
Our Baby Clinic is now running Wednesdays and Thursdays 9am – 3pm and proving to be a success. See Services tab for information regarding making an appointment to see Tresillian trained mothercaraft nurse, Jennifer Scales.