Gold Coast Doctors Home
The Gold Coast in Queensland is a vibrant and growing region south of the capital Brisbane. Famous for its fabulous beaches and millions of visitors, the Gold Coast also has a large permanent population. With so many people passing through, holidaying or living in the area, Gold Cast doctors have many patients to see.
Wide range of services
The Gold Coast is able to offer a wide range of doctors from general practitioners to specialists. GPs can be visited who bulk bill or who offer a mixed billing surgery. There are many Gold Coast doctors who have been practicing in the area for decades. Some even offer a service in travel medicine because of the large number of holidaymakers in the region.
Another aspect of many Gold Coast doctors is their accessibility with most available during the week but many available on both Saturday and Sunday. There is a good mix of both female and male doctors for those who wish to have a choice. Many clinics have specialists as part of their team including psychologists and pharmacists.
Then there are doctors and pharmacies which are open after hours and some doctors offer a home service for those who can’t make it to the surgery. Some after-hours clinics have been operating in the Gold Coast area for more than thirty years. On weekdays the services may only be available until 8pm but on weekends and on public holidays, a 24 hour service is available. In many cases, local residents are bulk billed. In fact the Gold Coast has a number of home-visit medical services for holiday makers and for locals who cannot get to see their regular GP.
Accessibility is a big plus because the many medical clinics are situated within major shopping complexes. Making an appointment is easy and advisable but of course in any emergency if you are in the area then by all means drop in.
Doctors who specialise even after hours
There are some GPs who deal only with certain issues or patients such as Women’s Health. Then there doctors who work solely with fertility matters and IVF. And in the state where sunshine is a daily visitor, you will even find a skin cancer clinic on the Gold Coast. A simple search online will help you locate these doctors. Many doctors are available to visit residents in nursing homes.
In December 2010 the Federal Government announced grants to increase the ability of patients to visit their GP after hours. These funds have been used to boost services available to residents in the Gold Coast area. Remember the Gold Coast does have residents inland as well as those by the ocean.
Hospital emergency departments are always available 24 hours and 7 days a week but there are times when the pressure on these hospitals is severe. With funding for GPs to operate after hours, Gold Coast patients will have a greater choice of doctors and there will be reduced pressure on public hospitals.