Health and GP's

In case of emergency call 000

Care is also available 24 hrs at the Emergency Department at South West Health Care in Warrnambool

Ryot Street, Warrnambool

Call: (03) 5563 1666

Warrnambool Urgent Care Clinic

Is supporting the Warrnambool Base Hospital by Epichealth by treating Urgent Care Cases in their rooms and leaving Emergencies for the Hospital Emergency Department. It is free for anyone to use. Their operating hours may change so please check their site for the latest information www.warrnamboolucc.com.au

Location: 3 Banyan St, Warrnambool Vic 3280

Phone: (03) 9975 8403

Nurse On Call

Nurse On Call is a phone service that provides immediate, expert health advice from a registered nurse, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Ph: 1300 606 024 Website: Nurse on Call

Virtual ED

Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED), a public health service to treat non life-threatening emergencies. The Victorian Virtual Emergency Department is open all day, every day. This service currently provides support for COVID related issue only, for people in our region.

GP After-Hours Helpline

Victorians can now call the national after hours GP helpline directly for reassurance and practical medical advice. The helpline is free to callers from landlines within Australia and operates Monday to Saturday 6pm to 8am, and from 12noon Saturday to 8am Monday and on all public holidays.

Ph: 1800 022 222 Website: After hours hotline

Appointment information

If you need a GP appointment for more than one issue or for something that will take longer than 15 minutes, make sure that you tell reception when making your appointment. This helps to ensure they can book the correct appointment to suit your needs.

NOTE: For 2 or more issues you will need a long consult

For all appointments call us on (03) 5567 1270

Masks are optional however, if you are experiencing any cold & flu symptoms, we ask that you please wear a mask.

Cancellation Fees

Should you not attend your scheduled GP appointment and not notify us 24 hours in advance you may incur a cancellation fee. Should we make an appointment for you with an external service provider and you do not attend, you will incur the cancellation fee.

OUR GP's

We have three different GP's at Kirrae. Please note we do not have any full time GP's onsite.

Dr Chandanvir Saini (Tuesday and Fridays 10am-2pm)

Chandan holds a Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery, and is a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). She offers Skin Checks and Minor Procedures. Dr Chandan is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi. Her areas of interest are: General Medicine, Women’s Health and Aged Care

Dr Phillip Hall (First Tuesday of each month, 4pm-7pm)

In addition to his GP training, Dr Hall holds a Diploma in Obstetrics and is a Fellow of both the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine (ACRRM). Dr Hall has extensive experience in all aspects of general practice. He oversees the continuing education of all clinicians at the Lyndoch Medical Hub Clinic, supervises training of medical students in a GP setting and is an accredited principal supervisor of GP Registrars. Areas of interest: Obstetrics, Anaesthetics, Sports Medicine, Family Medicine

Dr Andrea Hedgland (Third Wednesday of each month 9.30am - 12.10pm)

Andrea has a Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery, University of Otago, New Zealand, 1993

OUR REGISTERED NURSES

Sarah Irving - RN, Respiratory, Continence, Eczema

Alice McCallum - RN, Midwife

OUR ABORIGINAL HEALTH WORKERS

Caitlin Harradine - AHW Trainee

Note: Several of our reception staff are also fully qualified Aboriginal Health Workers!

Health services we offer include:

Aboriginal Health Team
Koori Maternity Services
Chronic Health Services
Outreach Services
Immunisations and vaccinations
Adult And Child Health Checks
Preventative Health Programs
Pathology Services
Medical Appointments
General Practitioner Management Plans
Team Care Arrangement Plans
Mental Health Plans
Health Promotion and Oral Health Promotions
Allied Health Services
Podiatrist
Diabetes Educator
Continence
Osteopath
Chiropractor
Visiting Specialists
Psychologist

After Hours

If you need medical treatment outside of our operating hours of 9am - 4pm Monday to Friday, please go to the Priority Primary Care Centre (often referred to as Urgent Care) , South West Health Care Emergency Department or call and Ambulance - 000

You can also contact Nurse on Call, Virtual ED or the GP after hours helpline. All of this information is located at the top of this page.

Communication Assistance

We can assist you if you are hard of hearing of have difficulties communicating by phone through the assistance of the National Relay Service

If you need a translator we can assist you through the help of the Translating and Interpreting Service

See our helpful resources page for helpful links to these services