Discover Our Comprehensive Services at Westcare Medical Centre Thornlie
Medical Services at Westcare Medical Centre Thornlie
- Paediatrics and childhood vaccinations/immunisations
- Men’s Health
- Women’s Health
- Antenatal care – ongoing care throughout your pregnancy
- Foreign Body removal from ear/nose
- Chronic Disease
- Mental Health
- Diabetes
- Minor Procedures
- Travel Medicines and vaccines
- Iron Infusions
- Medicals – work and driving license
- Ingrown toe nail excision
- Abscess drainage
- Wound laceration repair
- Microsuction of ears
- Gynaecology – pap smears, contraception including Implanon
- Preventative Medicine
MyMedicare
About
MyMedicare is a new voluntary patient registration model. It aims to strengthen the
relationship between patients, their general practice, general practitioner (GP) and primary care teams.
Registration in MyMedicare is voluntary for patients, practices and providers.
Why it is important
MyMedicare patients will have access to:
- greater continuity of care with their registered practice, improving health outcomes
- longer MBS-funded telephone calls (Levels C and D) with their usual general practice
- triple bulk billing incentive for longer MBS telehealth consultations (Levels C, D and E) for children under 16, pensioners, and concession card holders
- if they live in a residential aged care home, more regular visits from their GP and better care planning, from AugUSt 2024
- if they visit hospital frequently, connections to more appropriate care in general practice, from the 2024-25 financial year.
Patients
Patients can register for MyMedicare from 1 October 2023.
For further information please see the MyMedicare FAQ’s via the link below.
At Westcare Medical Centre Thornlie, our dynamic team offers a wide range of medical services to patients of all ages and backgrounds. Our goal is to provide comprehensive health care to everyone who walks through our doors. From routine check-ups to specialized treatments, we are here to help you stay healthy and happy.
Get Your Flu Vaccination at Westcare Medical Centre Thornlie
Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection that can cause widespread illness and deaths every year.
This year, it’s even more important to get the influenza vaccine as we are more vulnerable to influenza. This is due to lower recent exposure to the virus and lower uptake of influenza vaccines in 2021. With international borders reopening, it’s likely we will see more influenza in 2022.
Who should get an influenza vaccine?
Vaccination experts recommend influenza vaccination for all people aged 6 months and over. Under the National Immunisation Program, free influenza vaccines are provided to the following groups who are at higher risk of complications from influenza:
• children aged 6 months to less than 5 years
• all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 6 months and over
• people with certain medical conditions that increase their chance of severe influenza and its complications
• pregnant women (at any stage during pregnancy)
• people aged 65 years and over.
The cost for a flu shot is $20.00.
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