Women’s Health
At Cape Naturaliste Medical Centre our GPs have a special interest in women’s health and offer a wide range of women’s health services, including:
Family Planning and Contraceptive Advice
Fertility Advice
Antenatal Shared Care
Sexual Health Checks
Cervical Screening (Pap Smears)
Breast Checks
Implanon and Mirena Insertion and Removal
Menopause Assessment, Advice and Management
Paediatric care and Childhood Immunisations
At Cape Naturaliste Medical Centre, your growing family will be in safe hands. We provide quality care for your kids from the new born period, right through to adolescence.
Our highly skilled practice nurse assists in creating a safe and calm environment for childhood immunisations, both routine and for the purpose of travel.
Our GPs offer a comprehensive paediatric service, encompassing new born challenges such as rashes, feeding and sleep advice; behavioural concerns occurring later in childhood; chronic disease management such as asthma; and adolescent physical and mental wellbeing.
Skin Checks
Living in Dunsborough and the surrounding region, we are blessed with an amazing outdoor environment for us all to enjoy and explore. With our sun exposure we are at risk of developing skin cancer. Early detection of skin cancer is key to minimise impact and achieve better outcomes.
At Cape Naturaliste Medical Centre we offer skin checks. Our doctors have undergone additional training and utilise photo-dermatoscopy to ensure early and accurate detection of skin cancer.
Health Assessments
Most health assessments take between 20-40 minutes and involve a number of questions relating to your general health, as well as a series of simple tests. These may include:
Vision check
Hearing check
Skin check
Urine sample
Blood pressure check
Review of current medications
Immunisation status
Height and weight measurements
A look at your diet, exercise, mobility, family and social relationships and mental health
HEALTH ASSESSMENTS
Cape Naturaliste Medical Centre offers annual Health Assessments for those aged 45-49 years old, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people over the age of 75 years old.
Health Assessments are performed by one of our Practice Nurses and then reviewed by your Doctor. The assessment represents an opportunity to consider areas of your health that may not have recently been covered during routine medical appointments. They allow us to identify any existing or potential health issues, so that you can make more informed decisions about your health.
The focus of Health Assessments is preventative care – solving problems before they happen, and identifying things that can be done to help you live a better life for as long as possible. At Cape Naturaliste Medical Centre, we bulk bill the Over 75 Health Assessment so there is no cost to you.
Travel Medicine
At Cape Naturaliste Medical Centre, we take care of your family’s health while at home and while away on holiday. We offer a range of travel health services, including:
Comprehensive consultation on your travel plans and health requirements, as well as recommended vaccinations and boosters for your travel destination.
Travel vaccinations. This includes vaccines for measles, hepatitis A & B, yellow fever, malaria, tetanus, cholera and influenza.
Visa application health checks.
Travel medical kits.
Follow up advice and treatment of any illnesses acquired while travelling overseas.
Chronic Disease Management
At Cape Naturaliste Medical Centre our doctors are passionate about patient centred health care – working with patients to identify problems early, then creating individualised plans founded on patient education and empowerment through a collaborative approach.
Where complex conditions exist, we draw upon our highly skilled nurses and practice-based technology to integrate your care across other specialists and allied health staff.
Chronic diseases includes asthma, diabetes, heart disease, chronic kidney disease and osteoporosis.
Patients with chronic diseases are eligible for a GP Management Plan each year. Where appropriate, Team Care Arrangements can be organised providing up to 5 Medicare subsidised referrals to allied healthcare providers per year.
Minor Surgical Procedures
Cape Naturaliste Medical Centre offers a fully equipped treatment room and skilled practice nurse, providing a safe and convenient environment for minor procedures. Common procedures that we perform include:
Cryotherapy
Biopsy of Skin Lesions
Excision of Skin Lesions and Cysts
Wedge Resection of Ingrown Toenails
Insertion and Removal of Implanon
Iron Infusions
Wound Management
Insertion and Removal of Mirena
Ear Syringing
Our patients catchup with their GPs prior to these procedures to provide an opportunity for planning and discussion.
Telehealth
+ What type of Telehealth appointment can I book?
Cape Naturaliste Medical Centre offers 2 types of telehealth appointments: phone or video telehealth.
The Medicare rebate you will receive after your consultation will vary depending on the type of telehealth appointment you book.
+ Video or 'FaceTime' Telehealth consults
Video telehealth appointments are considered best practice and Medicare offers rebates for a wide range of video telehealth appointment types.
To book video consults via our online booking platform Hotdocs, click here to book. After booking an appointment, you will receive an email with easy to follow instructions about how the video consult will be conducted.
+ What to know about Telehealth fees?
To be eligible for MBS funded telehealth service you must have seen your GP or another GP at Cape Naturaliste Medical Centre for a face-to-face appointment at least once in the 12 months prior to the date of your telehealth consultation.
This means that if you haven't attended Cape Naturaliste Medical Centre for a face to face appointment in the previous 12 months, you will incur the full consultation cost and no Medicare rebate can be applied.
+ Telehealth for Patients with Respiratory Symptoms?
If you are experiencing any respiratory symptoms including fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat etc you will be required to book a Telehealth appointment before you can come in for a face to face appointment. If you require further review your doctor will arrange this with you over the phone. You will only be charged one private fee, even if two consultations are required.
Patients who present to the practice with respiratory symptoms are required to have had a negative COVID-19 PCR test within the last 3 days or negative RAT test within 1 day.
If you need a script following your Telehealth consultation
If you require a script following your telehealth consultation we can arrange for it to be texted or emailed to you, or emailed directly to your preferred pharmacy.
To increase convenience and ensure a safe environment for our patients, Cape Naturaliste Medical Centre offers telehealth appointments. We preferentially conduct these appointments via video consult and can use this format to effectively address a range of patient presentations and requests.
Please note that for some presentations, a Telehealth assessment will not be sufficient and you may be asked to come in for a face-to-face consultation.
Mental Health
If you want general mental health support and information:
This Way Up Clinic (anyone with stress, anxiety and depression) - online courses
MindSpot Clinic (people with anxiety and depression) – call 1800 61 44 34 or complete an online screening assessment
Relationships Australia (relationship support services) – call 1300 364 277
beyondblue (anyone feeling depressed or anxious) – call 1300 22 4636 or chat online
Black Dog Institute (anyone affected by mood disorders) – online help
SANE Australia (people living with a mental illness) – call 1800 18 7263 or chat online
MENTAL HEALTH
Depression and anxiety impact the lives of many Australians, including here in the south west. We all feel down or anxious at some point, but it becomes an illness when it impacts your quality of life, lasts a significant period of time, or impairs your ability to function socially or within your workplace.
At Cape Naturaliste Medical Centre, our GPs are trained in recognising and managing mental illness and can help you get back on the right path. So don't bottle it up - make an appointment today.
Anyone thinking about suicide – call 1300 659 467
Men’s Health
At Cape Naturaliste Medical Centre our GPs have a passion for men’s health. We offer a range of men’s health services including a men’s health check, assistance with mental health, education and screening for prostate disease, managing sporting injuries and sexual health checks.