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We will be closed on Thursday 25th April for Anzac Day. Returning to business as usual on Friday 26th April. If you require medical attention, please contact our Locum Service – DoctorDoctor on 13 26 60

Over the Christmas/New Year period we will be operating altered hours. Please see times below. Monday 24th Dec:  8am – 5pmTuesday 25th Dec:  ClosedWednesday 26th Dec:  ClosedThursday 27th Dec:  8am – 6pmFriday 28th Dec:  8am – 6pmSaturday 29th Dec:  8.30am – 12.30pm Monday 31st Dec:  8am – 5pmTuesday 1st Jan:  ClosedWednesday 2nd Jan:  8am – … Continue reading Christmas Holiday Opening Hours

Dr Cathy Sloan now has some limited availability during December, due to her surgery date being changed. Please call the clinic to make an appointment, if you wish to see her.

Dr Rosie Colahan is retiring from General Practice on 27th September 2018. She will no longer be seeing patients. For almost 40 years she has been working in the Bayside area, 17 of those at BFWC. Rosie would like to thank all of her patients, for allowing her the privilege, of caring for them and … Continue reading Dr Rosie Colahan retiring from General Practice

At Brighton Family & Women’s Clinic we now have 5 GP’s that are accredited with the Royal Women’s and Sandringham Maternity hospital’s, to provide shared antenatal care to our pregnant ladies. Shared Care means that families can access quality ante natal care at our clinic, right up until they give birth. These families benefit from … Continue reading 5 Doctors now accredited to provide antenatal care

Brighton Family & Women’s Clinic uses HotDoc for patient bookings and other patient services and we wanted to clarify some information for patients using HotDoc. HotDoc’s mission is to enable the best possible patient experience. HotDoc does not believe in a business model that diminishes the patient experience in any way such as passing on … Continue reading Information on HotDoc – Privacy Policy

Please note from July 1st we will be increasing our fees to the pricing below Consultation type Clinic fee Medicare rebate Patient’s Out of pocket expense Standard consultation 15 minutes $90 $37.60 $52.40 30 minute consultation $180 $72.80 $107.20 45 minute consultation $270 $107.15 $162.85 60 minute consultation $330 $107.15 $222.85 After 6pm & Sat … Continue reading Fee increase from July 1st

Due to council road works in Thomas Street, there will be no parking available on both sides of Thomas Street for the next 10-12 weeks. Access to our car park may also be affected, sometimes, during these works. We appreciate you patience with this and will be doing everything to minimise the impact to you. … Continue reading Road Works in Thomas Street

At Brighton Family and Women’s clinic we are excited to offer a Lactation and Breastfeeding Support Service to existing and new patients. The service is managed by GP Dr Kate Naylor and supported by Registered Midwife/Nurse Sancha O’Donoghue, both experienced, Internationally Certified Lactation Consultants. Together Dr Kate and Sancha will complete a comprehensive assessment of … Continue reading New Lactation & Breastfeeding Support Service

This years flu season is hitting us hard. The cases of reported influenza are on the increase and we anticipate seeing more over the next couple of weeks. Below is a link to some useful information from a government website. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/flu-influenza Also some information about incubation periods, taken from the website for Influenza Control Guidelines … Continue reading Flu Season 2017