GP Private Fees
| Appointment | Gap | Rebate | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min consult | $35.25 | $39.75 | $75.00 |
| 15 min consult | $45.25 | $39.75 | $85.00 |
| 20 min consult | $73.05 | $76.95 | $150.00 |
| Antenatal (Up to 15min) | $35.15 | $49.85 | $85.00 |
| Mental Health Consult 20 min | $74.20 | $75.80 | $150.00 |
| Mental Health Plan 20 min | $55.25 | $94.75 | $150.00 |
| Mental Health Consult > 20 min | Varies | $75.80 | Time based fee |
| Mental Health Plan > 20min | Varies | $96.25 | Time based fee |
| Mental Health Plan > 40min | Varies | $141.80 | Time based fee |
*Fees increase accordingly after 20min, please check with reception.
GP Discount Fees
Eligibility:
- Children above 12 years of age
- Adolescents up to 16 years of age
- Health care card holders and pension card holders
- Children ( birth – 16 years) from 01/07/2022- for new patients seeing Dr Ashwini Gana Baskaran
| Appointment | Gap | Rebate | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min consult | $25.25 | $39.75 | $65.00 |
| 15 min consult | $35.25 | $39.75 | $75.00 |
| 20 min consult | $53.05 | $76.95 | $130.00 |
| Antenatal (Up to 15min) | $25.15 | $49.85 | $75.00 |
| Mental Health Consult 20 min | $44.20 | $75.80 | $120.00 |
| Mental Health consult 20> min | Varies | $75.80 | Time based fee |
| Mental Health Plan > 20 min | Varies | $96.25 | Time based fee |
| Mental Health Plan > 40min | Varies | $141.80 | Time based fee |
*Fees increase accordingly after 20min, please check with reception.
GP Bulk Billing
Available for quick appointments only, if anything else needs to be discussed, private charges will apply:
- Care plan preparation and review
- Health checks 45-49,>75, ATSI health checks
- Spiro and ABPI – Bulk billed but consult will be privately billed
- PLEASE NOTE: From 01/02/2022 Dr Ashwini Gana Baskaran will no longer Bulk Bill New patients >65 years with an aged pension card. Please refer to the private discounted fees for further information.
- PLEASE NOTE: From 01/07/2022 Dr Ashwini Gana Baskaran will no longer Bulk Bill New patients From Birth- 12 years.
Only few of her regular patients( in that age group) seen prior to that date will be bulk billed. Please refer to the private discounted fees for further information. - PLEASE NOTE: From 01/10/2022 Dr Sarah Woodland will only Bulk Bill patients >65 years with an aged pension card.
- PLEASE NOTE: From 01/10/2022 Dr Sarah Woodland will only Bulk Bill From Birth- 12 years with a valid pension card/ health care card.
GP Integrative Medicine Fee
All Integrative Medicine appointments are privately billed for all ages. For Integrative Medicine appointments, please contact our reception team for booking.
GP Acupuncture Fee
All Acupuncture appointments are privately billed. For Acupuncture appointments, please contact our reception team for booking.
GP Telehealth (From 1st November 2023)
Must have previously attended Sanctuary Wellness & Medical Centre in the last 12months to be eligible for a rebate. All new Telehealth patients will not be eligible for a rebate but can still have a private Telehealth appointment with our doctors.
The fees are time based, please check with our reception team for further information.
If new patient books for telehealth – fee $75 (<10 min appt) – No Medicare rebate available.
Please check fee with reception if you need a long appointment.
Skin Checks & Excisions
Private fee rate applies for everyone (except Aged Pension card holders in which case, check up, biopsy and excision will be bulk billed)
From 01/02/2022 Dr Ashwini Gana Baskaran will no longer Bulk Bill New patients >65 years with an aged pension card. Please refer to the private discounted fees for further information. Other GPs will continue to Bulk Bill New Aged Pension Card Holders after this period.
| Appointment | Gap | Rebate | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Body Skin Checkup (Up to 15 Minutes ) | $55.25 | $39.75 | $95.00 |
| Full Body Skin Checkup (Up to 20 Minutes ) | $98.05 | $76.95 | $175.00 |
Excision fee will be discussed after your skin check, based on site and size of lesion that may need to be removed.
Other Fees & Payment
Please call our reception at 08 94186008 for procedure fees, integrative appointment fees and other fees not stated above.
For your convenience, Sanctuary Wellness and Medical Centre processes Medicare claims online, which means patients experience the benefit of instant Medicare rebate. All accounts are payable on the day by Cash, EFTPOS, Visa or MasterCard.
Policies
Emergency
Please dial 000 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department if you/have:
- Suspect a heart attack
- Chest pains
- Severe bleeding
- Serious breathing problems
- Poisoning
- Anything you consider as life-threatening
New Patients
If you are a new patient at Sanctuary Wellness & Medical Centre and have made an appointment, we advise you to come to our Medical Centre 10 minutes earlier, so that you can complete our patient registration form.
Privacy Policy
Your medical record is treated strictly confidential in this practice. It is the policy of this practice that it will not be shared with any unauthorised person as to maintain the security of your personal health information at all times. These information is to be made available only to authorised members of staff.
Appointment
The standard appointment is around 10 to 15 minutes. Longer appointments are available. Please discuss with our friendly and helpful receptionist when you are booking your appointment.
DNA (Did Not Attend) Policy
A DNA occurs when:
- an appointment is not attended.
- the Patient has not contacted the Practice in advance to cancel it
DNA Fee
Due to the high demand for our appointments and the high number of non-attendances and cancellations happening recently, we will charge a fee of $75 per short appointment missed or $150 for a long appointment missed for an appointment that is not attended or not cancelled within 6 hours of the appointment time. For Monday appointments, cancellations must be done by Friday and similarly for morning appointments, it must be cancelled the day before.
For integrative appointments a fee of $250 will be charged for no attendance.
No Medicare rebate will be available for DNA fee
Transfer of Records
If you have previously attended another GP clinic for your healthcare, you might like to request that they send a copy of your medical records to us so that we have a more complete picture of your health information, such as your medications, past
history and immunisation records. If so, please contact our reception for transfer forms.
Note that your former GP clinic will only send us a copy of their records, as they will be required by law to retain all medical records or a minimum period of time.
Some GP clinics will charge you a fee for sending a copy of medical records to us. Please be aware that some GP clinics do not process these requests promptly, and it may take several weeks for your records to be sent to us.
If you would like to move your records from Sanctuary Wellness & Medical Centre to a different GP clinic, you need to get the other medical centre to send us a request form and we will organise transfer. Please note that there will be an admin fee to cover the cost involved. You can check the duration and fee involved by calling our reception.
