Park Central Family Practice

PARK CENTRAL FAMILY PRACTICE is a Mixed Billing Practice

There’s an OUT-OF-POCKET  (GAP) cost up to $37.00 per visit to the doctor.

EFT only – NO Cash payment

Flu Vaccines 2024

Private Flu vaccines are now available in our practice.

Cost for Private Flu vaccines – $20.00

The Australian Government’s National Immunisation Program provides a free flu vaccine to eligible people, including:

• People aged 65 and older
• Pregnant women
• All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 6 months or over
• People aged 6 months and older with medical conditions.

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The Renewed National Cervical Screening Program

The Renewal of the National Cervical Screening Program will be implemented on 1 December 2017.

Until the renewed National Cervical Screening Program is implemented,  It is important that people aged between 18-69 years continue to have Pap tests every two years and talk to their doctor or healthcare provider if they have any questions.

The two yearly Pap test for people aged 18 to 69 will change to a five yearly human papillomavirus (HPV) test for people aged 25 to 74. People will be due for the first Cervical Screening Test two years after their last Pap test. The changes include:

• people will be invited when they are due to participate via the National Cancer Screening Register
• the Pap test will be replaced with the more accurate Cervical Screening Test
• the time between tests will change from two to five years
• the age at which screening starts will increase from 18 years to 25 years
• people aged 70 to 74 years will be invited to have an exit test.

People of any age who have symptoms such as unusual bleeding, discharge and pain should see their healthcare provider immediately.

HPV vaccinated people still require cervical screening as the HPV vaccine does not protect against all the types of HPV that cause cervical cancer.

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No-Show Policy

A “No-Show” is someone who misses an appointment without cancelling it at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled appointment.  No-Shows inconvenience those individuals who need access to medical care in a timely manner.

A failure to present at the time of a scheduled appointment will be recorded in the patients’ file as a  “no-show”.  An administrative fee of $50.00 will be billed to the patient’s account, (Cash or credit card payment only).
Work Cover / Work Compensation related No show appointment will be billed on your personal account and NOT thru insurance company. 

Your appointment time is reserved especially for you. Please call our receptionist on telephone number 02 4622 1555 to cancel your appointment at least 24 hours prior to your scheduled booking if you will be unable to keep your appointment.  This allows our doctors to offer that time to another patient.

Park Central Family Practice will make every effort to remind you of your appointment.  Please update your home, work, and mobile phone numbers each time you visit our practice.

Thank you.

The Management
Park Central Family Practice
Main office Phone: 02 4622 1555