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Major Changes -Announcements

COVID-19 RESPONSE TO PROTECT PATIENTS & STAFF

1. Patients with an appointment will received a telephone consult. The DR will call you.
a) Eligible patients under COVID-19 Medicare rebates may be bulk-billed.
b) All other patients will pay a $45 private consult fee (no MBS rebate).

2. After the telephone consultation, patients who need a face-to-face appointment and deemed “safe” will be invited to the clinic. An allocated appointment time will be given.
a) Patients will phone from their parked car once they have arrived (within walking distance is fine), and they should stay in their vehicle until we call you to enter.
b) These face to face appointments are generally in the afternoon, please understand that we are less flexible with these time slots, we appreciate your understanding.
c) All normal fees will apply for these appointments.

Thank you to our patients for understanding, we are doing this to protect you, the staff, doctors and the wider community. We strongly support you staying at home and reducing contact with other people.

Our Staff

Mark graduated from the University of Sydney in 1991. He has worked as an intern in Wollongong hospital, then as a resident medical officer at St George, Canterbury, Sutherland, and Calvary Hospital, Kogarah, including a year of Emergency Medicine. Mark entered General Practice in 1994 after doing his GP training at Cowra, Chipping Norton and Lugarno. He then completed a fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 1996 and is now an examiner. Mark has been a GP in the St George area since 1996, including working at Lugarno 1996-1999, Oatley in 2000 and South Hurstville from 2001-2014.

Mark started work at Mulga Road Oatley in 2014 and is the practice owner. Special interests include paediatrics, dermatology and emergency medicine but he enjoys all aspects of medicine. He is married and has 2 children.

Tania graduated from the University of NSW in 2004 with 1st class honours in medicine before doing 2 years as an intern and resident at Concord Repatriation Hospital. She has worked in many locations including Broken Hill Base Hospital, Canterbury and Campbelltown Hospital as well as Sydney Children's Hospital where she did her Diploma of Paediatrics. She completed her fellowship exam in General Practice in 2009 and has been exposed to a lot of variety working in Five Dock, Newtown and most recently the Aboriginal Medical Service and Murundhu Dharaa (Aboriginal Womens and Childrens clinic) in Orange. She is excited to be working locally in the St George community where she lives and attends church, and loves spending time with her husband and young children. She enjoys all areas of general practice but has a special interest in women's and children's health, preventative medicine and psychiatry.

She is currently working on Tuesdays.

Practice Information

Prescriptions, Referrals And Medical Certificates

Patients should consult with the doctor prior to prescriptions or referrals being issued. We will not, for medico-legal reasons, backdate referrals, so please check that you have a valid referral with your specialists before you see them. Medical certificates will only be issued with consultations.

Results

In most cases, results will not be given over the phone. When an investigation is performed, e.g. x-ray or blood tests, we advise patients to make an appointment to discuss results. If normal, pap smear results will be mailed to your preferred address.

Reminders

This practice participates in National and State reminder services, e.g. Pap and childhood immunisation. If you do not wish to participate in any of these reminder systems, please notify the doctor to opt out.

Services Available

Family planning, pap smears, pregnancy tests, antenatal care
ECG (electrocardiogram)
Counselling
Phone translators available on request
Vaccinations – Eg. Children, travel
Minor surgery: Suturing cuts, removing skin cancers
Skin checks, cryotherapy
On-site pathology
Preventative health
Health promotion: We have resource materials available to you on request

Privacy Issues

Your medical record is a confidential document. It is the policy of this practice to maintain security of personal health information at all times and to ensure that this information is only available to authorised members of staff. If you wish to obtain a copy of your personal health record, or part thereof, please ask the receptionist or doctor. You will then be asked to fill in a form regarding this.

Fees

This is a Private (Non-Bulk Billing) Practice.

Contacting Us

Appointments

Please ring 9594 5788 or 9594 5382 for appointments.

Please advise if a longer appointment is required, for example for pap smears or multiple complex problems. Urgent problems will be given priority, e.g. sick children, shortness of breath, severe pain especially chest pain.

Phone Calls

We do not give consultations over the phone and prefer that you make an appointment to discuss any medical matters.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback to help us improve our service. If you have not had your complaint dealt with to your satisfaction, you have the right to call the Health Care Complaints Commission on 9219 7444.

Trading Hours

Mon: 9am-12:30pm / 3pm-5:30pm (Dr Wong)
Tue: 9am-12pm / 1:30pm-3pm (Dr Chin)
Wed: 9am-12:30pm / 3pm-5:30pm (Dr Wong)
Thu: 9am-12:30pm / 3pm-5:30pm (Dr Wong)
Fri: 9am-12pm (Dr Wong)

Dr Wong is at the practice every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Dr Chin is at the practice every Tuesday.

After Hours

When the surgery is closed, please visit the St George GP After Hours Service, on the ground floor of St George Private Hospital, 1 South St, Kogarah, Mon – Fri 7-10pm, Sat/Sun/Public Holidays 1-9 pm, ph: 9553 0795. Dr Mark Wong is an active member of that service. Otherwise, please call the National Home Doctor Service at 13 7245, or Sydney Medical Cooperative Service on 8724 6300, for care between the hours of 6pm to 8am. Both of these services will inform us of the outcome of your consultation.

Welcome to

Mulga Road General Practice

Major Changes -Announcements

Our Staff

Dr. Mark H M Wong

Dr. Tania Chin

Practice Information

Prescriptions, Referrals And Medical Certificates

Results

Reminders

Services Available

Privacy Issues

Fees

Call to make an appointment

Contacting Us

Appointments

Phone Calls

Feedback

Trading Hours

Trading Hours

After Hours

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