Coronavirus Health Alert

An outbreak of COVID-19 has been identified in South Australia. Queensland has declared the City and local government areas of Adelaide a hotspot. From 11:59pm on Monday 16th November 2020, if you arrive in Queensland after you have been in Adelaide at any time from Monday 9th November, you must enter hotel quarantine for 14 days. If you’re already in Queensland and had visited Adelaide at any time from Monday 9th November, you should get tested immediately and self-quarantine until 14 days have passed since you left Adelaide. You should be alert for symptoms of COVID-19: fever (or signs of fever, e.g., chills night sweats), cough, sore/itchy throat, runny nose, shortness of breath and loss of taste/smell. Anyone with any symptoms, even mild, should be tested.

As the threat level of COVID-19 is currently low in Queensland, we continue to offer face-to-face appointments. We also observe social distancing >1.5m and limit the number of patients in our waiting room.

If you have not been in South Australia or other affected regions, but are experiencing symptoms of fever, flu, a cold, or a loss of sense of smell or taste, then a COVID-19 test is necessary. If you require help to arrange this, please book a telephone consult with a GP first, and an appropriate safe review can be arranged.

For patients with other conditions who would prefer a telephone or video consult, these appointments continue to be available.

Please be aware that a private or gap fee may be incurred for telephone or video consults from 1st October 2020.

Medicare GP telehealth items are restricted to circumstances where a patient has an existing relationship with a general practice (i.e. the patient has visited a GP in the practice face-to-face in the last 12 months), other than for children aged under 12 months or patients who are homeless.

Please be assured that our clinic is COVID-19 safe, and we remain prepared to transition back to telephone triage of all consults should COVID-19 threat levels increase.