the_gripmaster

It has been three months I have moved to Melbourne. I got my Medicare card. I would like to see a doctor to consult about my continuing Hepatitis B vaccination. Where would be the ideal place to see a GP for consultation (I would prefer a place where my bill to be bulk billed)?

Thanks.

moneypenny20

Phone around and find one. Few and far between for adults with no concessions but with perseverance you should be lucky.

Dorothy

You phone your local doctor's surgery and ask if they bulk bill. If they do you book an appointment. If they don't you phone the next clinic. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.

the_gripmaster

Is there a reliable directory where I can look up phone numbers?

billymacker

http://www.whitepages.com.au/wp/busSearch.jhtml

quoll

What's this dire necessity to have things bulk billed? Pay up, it's only going to cost you $30 and you get continuity of medical care which is far better than a cafeteria type medical centre. Ask around for a good doctor and see if they have vacancies on their list.

ABCDiamond

What suburb are you in ?

the_gripmaster

Laverton. Found some locals through http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/b...y?opendocument

spottydog

For me bulk billing saves me time having to then go to medicare and put in a claim. My doctors (Sydney CBD) both bulk bills and has continuity of medical care so I'm happy (and have recommended them to many friends).

moneypenny20

Many surgeries (around here anyway) now do direct Medicare refund via the EFTPOS machine so there's no need to visit the Medicare Offices

spottydog

My first doctors did that then they shut down. I couldn't find another in my local area at the time that did it or bulk billed. As I really couldn't be bothered spending my free time queuing at a medicare office or post office for stamps I found I never claimed and probably still have the receipts somewhere. I do wonder how much medicare saves each year by people like me not being bothered to put in claims?

Now I find I have a perfect doctor that bulk bills, is open before and after work, has lunchtime appointments within 24 hours of phoning to book and keeps all my records.

ozhappy981

Same here . I always see the same doctor at the bulk-billing practice I go to.

In fact, he used to work at bulk-billing practice A and then moved to B. Obviously I didn't know that. I phoned up A for an appointment and they said, he'd moved to B and gave me the phone number - which I thought was very decent of them. Even better, B, is slightly closer to our home .