Booking appointments

Appointments may be  BOOKED ONLINE  if you are a registered patient of the practice.

If a new patient to the practice ring to make your first appointment directly with the receptionist.

Appointments  are for 10, 20, 30 or 40 minutes.

Guide to appointment length:

10 minutes

single medical issue such as a cough or cold, repeat prescription, review of results,

 children's illnesses, pregnancy check ups and referals other than  those for psychologists

20 minutes

multiple isssues, mental health issues, pap smear tests, health check-ups, skin biopsies, first appointments, post natal checks

30 to 40 minutes

counselling, complicated multipe issues, surgical procedures and removal of skin lesions

The doctor will try to keep close to these times to enable efficiency & running on time.

Missed appointments/late cancellations

These interfere with efficiency & accessibility.  All appointments require a 24 hour  notice of cancellation.
This allows time to re-book.

Cancellations at the last moment or missed appointments interfere with accessibility and efficiency.

Where the required notice has not been given & it has been too late to fill this time slot, then a small fee is charged to contribute to costs incurred.