Clinic News

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

Due to doctors being on leave from the 25th of September until October 6th the clinic will be closing from 6pm on all days except Wed 29th September. Wed 29th September we will be open until 8pm. This means that the last appointments, on all other days, will be 5.45pm. We will also be closed … Continue reading Clinic opening hours for school holidays: 25th Sept until 6th Oct

We would like to introduce Dr Kate Naylor to our team at BFWC. Dr Naylor joined us on 1st July and is currently working Wednesday mornings and some Saturday mornings. You can book appointments with her online or by calling reception on 9592 0744. Dr Kate Naylor is an internationally accredited Lactation Consultant. She has … Continue reading Dr Kate Naylor Joining Our Team

3 in 5 Victorians are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Are you at risk of type 2 diabetes? Anyone can get it. Check your risk now – it will only take 3 minutes. The symptoms may not be obvious, so it’s important to check your risk. The good news is, once you … Continue reading Check Your Risk – Are You At Risk of Type 2 Diabetes?