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Welcome to Gilbert Collins
Gilbert Collins Medical Practice is owned & managed by GP’s. Our focus is on delivering a high quality, comprehensive healthcare service for our local community.
We believe that the best medical care comes from having a GP who knows your needs well, has accurate and complete medical records and can provide you with the continuity of care you deserve.
Our doctors are experienced in all aspects of general practice, with a number of special interests and a commitment to best practice, evidence-based medicine and to promoting a healthy lifestyle and disease prevention.
We believe that the best medical care comes from having a GP who knows your needs well, has accurate and complete medical records and can provide you with the continuity of care you deserve.
Our doctors are experienced in all aspects of general practice, with a number of special interests and a commitment to best practice, evidence-based medicine and to promoting a healthy lifestyle and disease prevention.
Introducing our newest staff member, Nurse Alison Baird.
Nurse Alison Baird has over 24 years of experience as a registered nurse, 10 of these in General Practice. Alison has a wealth of knowledge to share with our medical practice. Her specialty and interest areas include General Practice, Immunisation and Wound care. We are thrilled to welcome Nurse Alison to our team and look forward to the great service and care she will provide for our patients.
MASKS UPDATE - we recommend you wear a mask in the practice if you have any cough, fever or sore throat.
We recommend you wear a mask in the practice waiting room and during your visit. Please Covid test at home prior to your appointment if you have any cold, cough, fever or sore throat.
We are offering telehealth or face to face consults:
To have a telehealth appointment you must have seen your GP in the last 12 months.
New patients must book a face to face consult- please book a 30 minute consultation if you are new to our practice.
Telehealth consultations will be billed in the same way as in-person consultation. ie under 5yo and DVA card holders will be bulk-billed, all others will be private fee (at the discretion of the GP)
We are offering telehealth or face to face consults:
To have a telehealth appointment you must have seen your GP in the last 12 months.
New patients must book a face to face consult- please book a 30 minute consultation if you are new to our practice.
Telehealth consultations will be billed in the same way as in-person consultation. ie under 5yo and DVA card holders will be bulk-billed, all others will be private fee (at the discretion of the GP)
COVID-19 VACCINE UPDATE - Pfizer available
We currently stock Pfizer vaccine - please book a nurse appointment at any time- we now have individual vaccine doses.
Appointment bookings can be made from the page, via the HotDoc app or by calling the practice 02 8914 7988
Appointment bookings can be made from the page, via the HotDoc app or by calling the practice 02 8914 7988
Practice Fee Increase - 1st July 2024
Dear Valued Patients,
Fees were increased for our medical consultations effective from 1st July 2024.
Please see below for further information on the changes and how they may affect you. We will continue to offer our pensioner patients a discount – which will be $34 off the standard consultation fee and $60 off our long consultation fee.
This decision is never taken lightly, but is necessary due to increasing costs of running our medical practice and our commitment to maintaining and improving the quality of healthcare we provide.
This will allow us to continue to bulk bill for the many other services we currently provide, such as wound care, government vaccine administration and health care assessments.
Registered practitioners at GCMP are independent contractors who operate under their own ABN and insurances, with the practice providing administrative support. All decisions regarding client treatment and care are the responsibility of the individual practitioners - please don’t hesitate to reach out and discuss this with your GP if have concerns.
We cannot thank you enough for your ongoing support of our practice.
Standard Appointment - $99 (Medicare rebate of $42.85, out of pocket $56.15)
Pensioner - $65.00 (Medicare rebate of $42.85 , out of pocket $22.15)
Long Appointment - $190.00 (Medicare rebate of $72.90 , out of pocket $107.10)
Pensioner Long - $130.00 (Medicare rebate of $82.90 , out of pocket $47.10)
Prolonged Appointment - $290.00 (Medicare rebate of $122.15 , out of pocket $167.85)
Pensioner Prolonged - $200.00 (Medicare rebate of $122.15 , out of pocket $77.85)
Out-of-pocket costs are accumulated across all medical services where part of that service is covered by Medicare or a private Health fund. The total of your out-of-pocket/gap payment is recorded by Medicare and goes toward the threshold. Once this is reached you will receive an additional rebate of 80% of your out-of-pocket costs. (See the table above)
Fees were increased for our medical consultations effective from 1st July 2024.
Please see below for further information on the changes and how they may affect you. We will continue to offer our pensioner patients a discount – which will be $34 off the standard consultation fee and $60 off our long consultation fee.
This decision is never taken lightly, but is necessary due to increasing costs of running our medical practice and our commitment to maintaining and improving the quality of healthcare we provide.
This will allow us to continue to bulk bill for the many other services we currently provide, such as wound care, government vaccine administration and health care assessments.
Registered practitioners at GCMP are independent contractors who operate under their own ABN and insurances, with the practice providing administrative support. All decisions regarding client treatment and care are the responsibility of the individual practitioners - please don’t hesitate to reach out and discuss this with your GP if have concerns.
We cannot thank you enough for your ongoing support of our practice.
Standard Appointment - $99 (Medicare rebate of $42.85, out of pocket $56.15)
Pensioner - $65.00 (Medicare rebate of $42.85 , out of pocket $22.15)
Long Appointment - $190.00 (Medicare rebate of $72.90 , out of pocket $107.10)
Pensioner Long - $130.00 (Medicare rebate of $82.90 , out of pocket $47.10)
Prolonged Appointment - $290.00 (Medicare rebate of $122.15 , out of pocket $167.85)
Pensioner Prolonged - $200.00 (Medicare rebate of $122.15 , out of pocket $77.85)
Out-of-pocket costs are accumulated across all medical services where part of that service is covered by Medicare or a private Health fund. The total of your out-of-pocket/gap payment is recorded by Medicare and goes toward the threshold. Once this is reached you will receive an additional rebate of 80% of your out-of-pocket costs. (See the table above)
Welcome to Dr Marcia Whalen
Dr. Marcia Whalen moved with her family to Australia in 2017, spending her first 5 years in Armidale NSW. She comes with 20 years of experience in a General Practice and Sports Medicine .
Her experience in sports medicine spanned from Chief of Service for the Cleveland Clinic’s West Coast Brain and Body program which coordinated comprehensive medical assessments for recently retired professional National Football League (NFL) players to Head Team Physician for USA Water Polo Olympic teams for 5 years.
She was nominated to be a United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Physician and attended as such in the London Summer Olympics in 2012.
Dr. Whalen originally comes from a small town in the United States in central Pennsylvania and is married to a local from the Northern Beaches. After spending most of her career in large cities like Philadelphia, New York, and the greater Los Angeles area, she is delighted to be back in a community setting focusing on General Practice. Her interest and experience in Sports Medicine and rural Australian General Practice makes her a great match as a GP for any active child, teen, young adult, or mature athlete. Dr. Whalen likes to focus on preventative health with her patients including healthy eating habits, regular exercise, and patient education.
Her experience in sports medicine spanned from Chief of Service for the Cleveland Clinic’s West Coast Brain and Body program which coordinated comprehensive medical assessments for recently retired professional National Football League (NFL) players to Head Team Physician for USA Water Polo Olympic teams for 5 years.
She was nominated to be a United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Physician and attended as such in the London Summer Olympics in 2012.
Dr. Whalen originally comes from a small town in the United States in central Pennsylvania and is married to a local from the Northern Beaches. After spending most of her career in large cities like Philadelphia, New York, and the greater Los Angeles area, she is delighted to be back in a community setting focusing on General Practice. Her interest and experience in Sports Medicine and rural Australian General Practice makes her a great match as a GP for any active child, teen, young adult, or mature athlete. Dr. Whalen likes to focus on preventative health with her patients including healthy eating habits, regular exercise, and patient education.