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Take advantage today of 50 FREE trial copies of the newsletter, personalised for your practice and without obligation:

OPTION 1. Simply fill in your practice details below and click the "submit" button at the end of the form.

Then, we will lay-up this information as it will appear on your newsletter and e-mail or fax you a draft for final your approval. Next, your personalised newsletters are printed and couriered direct to your door!

OPTION 2.Download this file, print it out, fill in your practice details and fax back to us:

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Want to know about Accreditation Requirements for your practice newsletter? We have summarised it for you! There is more freedom than most people think...

Accreditation Newsletter Requirements PDF (55KB)



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Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are compulsory on your newsletter if you want to comply with accreditation.

Fields marked with a hatch (#) are optional on your newsletter to meet accreditation standards because other methods are accepted to notify patients (e.g. waiting room notice, staff interraction, or messages on hold).

* Practice Name
* Address
* Postcode
* Phone
Fax
Email
Website
  
Practice Manager
* Nursing Staff (first names)
* Reception Staff (first names)
  
* Surgery Hours (Days & times, including weekends)
  
* Afterhours & Emergency (Message & contact number, how to access urgent care)
  
Other Services Offered (Includes massage, dietitian, audiometry, psychologist, podiatrist, fitness testing, pilot medicals, Xray, cryotherapy, colposcopy, traveller vaccinations, minor surgery, family planning, cardiographs, etc.)


Practitioner Details

Enter names, qualifications (optional) and special interests below for any practitioners you wish to include on the newsletter. Special interests may include Family Medicine, Sports Medicine, Child Health, Women’s Health, Acupuncture, Hypnosis, Minor Surgery, Counselling, Family Planning, Obstetrics, Palliative Care, etc.

e.g.
Dr Ken Jones
MBBS FRACGP DRANZCOG
Women's Health, Minor Surgery



Practice Notes


The following sections contain suggested statements under different subject areas.
Tick those you wish to include in your newsletter, or enter your own.

Mission Statement

Practice doctors are experienced in the broad range of health problems affecting all age groups.
We provide a comprehensive family medical service and quality care in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.
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# Billing Arrangements

We direct-bill Medicare. Please bring your Medicare card to your appointment.
We offer a discount to Pensioners and Health Care Card holders who bring a current entitlement card.
Private patients are charged at AMA rates. Our fees reflect the quality of our service.
Private patients pay a gap beyond the Medicare refund. This varies according to the complexity of service or procedure.
We are a private billing practice. Information about our fees and services is available at reception.
Payment at the time of consultation is required.
A small fee may be charged for procedures, dressings and vaccines, to cover costs.
Payment can be made by cash, cheque, credit card or EFTPOS.
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Special Practice Notes

Our practice philosophy is to provide thoughtful medical care to families by keeping up-to-date with medical innovations and bringing you efficient personal service.
Referrals. Doctors in this practice are competent at handling common health problems. When necessary, they can use opinions from Specialists. You can discuss this openly with your doctor.
# Your comments on our medical services are always welcome. We strive to improve for your benefit. Please direct any queries or complaints to the Practice Manager.
Despite our best intentions, we sometimes run late! This is because someone has needed unexpected urgent attention. Thankyou for your consideration.
# Telephone advice. Most problems are best dealt with in consultation. A doctor is available during normal surgery hours for emergency advice. Our staff are experienced in deciding the appropriate response to any phone request.
# Medical record confidentiality. This practice protects your personal health information to ensure it is only available to authorised staff members for the intended purposes and to comply with the Privacy Act.
# Reminder System. Because our practice is committed to preventive care, we may send you an occasional reminder regarding health services appropriate to your care. If you wish to opt out of this, please let us know.
# Test results. It is your responsibility to ensure you follow-up test results, particularly when practice staff or your doctor stress that you do this. Ask reception staff about the best way to go about this.
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Appointments

Consultation is by appointment. Urgent cases are seen on the day.
# Home Visits. If you require a home visit for special reasons, please request this first thing in the morning.
# Booking a long appointment is important for more complex problems - insurance medical, health review, counselling, a second opinion, etc. This may involve a longer wait. Please bring all relevant information.
Please notify us if you are unable to attend an appointment, well in advance.
If more than one person from your family wishes to see the doctor at the same time, please ensure a separate appointment is made for each family member.
Time is valuable to all of us. If you fail to attend appointments without adequate explanation, we cannot guarantee your future booked appointments.
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Practice/Accreditation Logo

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