We commission outreach health services at Lithgow, Katoomba and in Windsor for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people and those who may experience difficulty in accessing health services due to long distance, or other barriers, can access these clinics.
These Health Outreach Programs are funded by the Rural Doctors Network NSW.
Lithgow Paediatric Outreach Clinic
The Lithgow Paediatric Outreach Clinic provides a Paediatrician service to children under the age of 16 years. This clinic is staffed by a paediatrician and operates one day a fortnight at Eskbank Surgery and Bowenfels Medical Practice, Lithgow.
Important Information about the Lithgow Paediatric Outreach Clinic:
- GP referrals are essential
- Bookings are essential
- All appointments are bulk billed
- Only Aboriginal children will be accepted as new patients
Contact
All referrals should now be directed to:
Dr Arman Babajanyan
Tel: 4748 9200
Fax: 8088 6655
Well-being Psychiatry Clinic
The Well-being Psychiatry Clinic provides a bulk-billed psychiatrist service to adults. The clinic is staffed by a Psychiatrist and operates one day a fortnight at Parke St Specialist Centre, Katoomba.
Important information about the Well-being Psychiatry Clinic:
- GP referrals are essential
- Bookings are essential
- All appointments are bulk billed
- Aboriginal adults have priority access
To be eligible to use this service, patients must identify as being Aboriginal or be on a low income.
Contact
All referrals should now be directed to:
Dr Mohan Gilhotra
Tel: 4782 8400
Parke Street Specialist Centre
61 Parke Street, Katoomba
Windsor Diabetes Clinic
Aboriginal people and those on a low income in the Hawkesbury area, can access a bulk-billed multi-disciplinary diabetes clinic in Windsor.
This service is a joint program between the NBMPHN, Advance Medical Practice and Myhealth Kable Street with funding from the NSW Rural Doctors Network.
Endocrinologist, Dr Irfan Aziz, along with a Diabetes Educator, are available to see patients with diabetes. Clinic alternates between Advance Medical Practice and Myhealth Kable Street.
- All patients will be bulk billed (no cost to patient)
- GP referrals are essential to see the Endocrinologist.
- Referrals are not necessary to see the Diabetes Educator, but are helpful. Patients can see the Diabetes Educator without first seeing the Endocrinologist.
- Aboriginal patients will be given priority access.
Patients should make appointment by calling either practice. They do not need to be an existing patient.
Contact
Advance Medical Practice
Phone: 4577 2677
Fax: 4577 9722
Address: 22 George Street WINDSOR
MyHealth Kable Street (previously Kable Street General Practice)
Phone: 4577 5622
Fax: 4587 7031
Address: 2 Kable Street WINDSOR
More information
For more information about our Health Outreach Programs, call us on 4708 8100.