Patient Information

Opening hours

Our medical centres are open from 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. Please refer to the appointments section below for more information.

If you require medical care when our medical centre is closed please call the National Home Doctor Service on 13 74 25.

Billing

TLC Medical Centres – Noble Park is a mixed billing practice, so fees will be charged at the discretion of your treating doctor. In order to bill Medicare directly, we require you to present a valid Medicare Card at each appointment. If you do not hold a current Medicare Care Card, consultation fees will be charged at the discretion of your treating General Practitioner.

If you hold a DVA Card, Centrelink Card or Pensioner Card please bring it with you to each appointment.

Our policy is that payments are to be made on the day of consultation. Accepted payment methods include credit card and EFTPOS.

Please contact our medical centre for individual fee schedule.

Appointments

Appointments are required to see our medical professionals, same-day and walk-in appointments are usually available for urgent matters.

To make an appointment please call our centres during opening hours or submit an online enquiry via our website.

Our general practitioners are available for 15-minute appointments to cover a single medical issue. Face to face or Telehealth appointments are available upon request. If you wish to discuss several medical conditions, or the matter is urgent, please advise our receptionist when making your booking as you may require a longer appointment.

Cancellations

It is important that you let us know as soon as you are aware that you cannot attend your appointment. There may be other patients waiting for an urgent appointment.

Emergencies

In the case of an EMERGENCY, patients should dial 000 for an ambulance.

Home visits

Home visits are available to regular patients during surgery hours within the local area. These visits should be organised 1-2 days in advance and will require the approval of your general practitioner. Additional charges may apply to home visits.

Prescriptions & medication

Repeat prescriptions cannot be provided without a review of your condition. Drugs of addiction are not kept on our premises.

Telephone calls

If you need to speak to a general practitioner or nurse about an urgent matter medical problem, please explain this clearly to the receptionist. If your general practitioner or nurse is not immediately available the call may be transferred to another member of our team who is able to assist you.

Test results

You will be required to see your general practitioner to receive your test results. Our staff are not permitted to give test results over the telephone.

Care for non-English speaking patients

If you do not speak English you are encouraged to request access to a telephone interpreter service (TIS) during your appointment. This service is provided free of charge and can be arranged by our receptionist.