Wagga GP After Hours Service
The Wagga GP After Hours Service operates outside normal surgery hours for urgent medical treatment. The service operates a clinic on evenings, weekends, and public holidays with a GP on-call for urgent home visits to residential aged care facilities. Consultations are by appointment. To book a clinic appointment or to speak to the on-call General Practitioner, phone 02 6931 0900.
Phone lines for making appointments open 30 minutes before clinic opening times.
Christmas and New Year hours of operation
Wednesday 25 December 2024 – 4.30pm to 6.30pm
Thursday 26 December 2024 – 9am to 1pm and 5pm to 9pm
Friday 27 December 2024 – 6pm to 9pm
Saturday 28 December 2024 – 6pm to 9pm
Sunday 29 December 2024 – 9am to 1pm and 5pm to 9pm
Monday 30 December 2024 – 7pm to 9pm
Tuesday 31 December 2024 – 7pm to 9pm
Wednesday 1 January 2025 – 9am to 1pm and 5pm to 9pm
Thursday 2 January 2025 – 7pm to 9pm
Clinic regular hours of operation
Monday – Friday: 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Saturday: 6.00pm – 9.00pm
Sundays and Public Holidays: 9.00am – 1.00pm and 5.00pm – 9.00pm
If you have a medical emergency or life threatening condition dial 000.
When ringing for an appointment you may be offered a telehealth appointment.
Fees
Weekdays before 8pm:
Standard Consultation: $80
Long Consultation: $100
Weekdays after 8pm, Weekends and Public Holidays
Standard Consultation: $92
Long Consultation: $112
Private Telehealth Appointment $50.00 (Medicare rebate cannot be claimed)
Private telehealth appointments are offered to patients experiencing respiratory symptoms who do not fit the Medicare or DVA billing criteria (please see above for further details).
Children under 16, Concession Card holders, Tertiary students and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are bulk billed. Concession card or tertiary card holders must present their card at the time of the consultation. Hours of operation and fees are current at August 2022 and subject to change. Please contact the clinic to confirm opening hours and fees.
Disabled Access
Disabled parking bays are located at the front door of the building. Located next to these parking bays is a ramp with handrails. Should you require a wheelchair please ring reception and they will bring one to your car.
Follow Up of Test Results
All results from diagnostic tests ordered by the after hours GP on duty are returned to the patients usual GP for timely continuity of care and any necessary action. To ensure results are followed up, a copy of the results will also be returned to the After Hours Service. If a test initiated by the After Hours Service requires urgent action, the patient will be contacted by the GP next on duty and, if necessary, the relevant practice the next working day.
On-call General Practitioner Hours
Monday - Friday: 6.00pm until 8.00am the next day
Saturday: 12.30pm to 8.00am on Sunday
Sunday: 8.00am to 8.00am on Monday
Public Holidays: As per Sunday
Please contact the clinic to confirm on-call General Practitioner hours of operation on (02) 6931 0900.
Fees
Please contact the clinic to confirm on-call General Practitioner fees on (02) 6931 0900.
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CONTACT
Toni Preuss
Practice Manager / Data and Planning Manager
toni.preuss@mphn.org.au
We take your concerns, suggestions and complaints seriously. If you wish to make a complaint please click here. Alternatively, feel free to talk with the doctor or the receptionist. You may prefer to write to the Practice Manager or the Chair of the Management Committee, who is responsible for clinical quality. Please address all correspondence to The Practice Manager, PO Box 5663, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650.