Health Assessments
General check-ups and Health Assessments are available to all patients at Glebe Hill Family Practice.
Specific medicare item numbers are available enabling Glebe Hill Family Practice to bulk-bill Health Assessments for the following categories:
- a once-off 45-49 Year Old Health Check for people aged 45-49 years who are at risk of developing chronic disease
- a type 2 diabetes risk evaluation for people aged 40-49 years with a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes as determined by the Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool
- an annual health assessment for people aged 75 years and older
- an annual comprehensive medical assessment for permanent residents of residential aged care facilities
- an annual health assessment for people with an intellectual disability
- a health assessment for refugees and other humanitarian entrants
- an annual ATSI Health Check for people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin
Outside of the above categories, health assessments will be privately-billed.
We require a long appointment (30-60 minutes) for a full check up.
Please discuss with one of our Reception staff or your General Practitioner about arranging a Health Assessment appointment.
Health assessments are generally made up of the following elements:
- information collection, including taking a patient history and undertaking or arranging examinations and investigations as required
- making an overall assessment of the patient
- recommending appropriate interventions and referrals
- providing advice and information to the patient
- keeping a record of the health assessment, and offering the patient a written report about the health assessment, with recommendations about matters covered by the health assessment
- offering the patient’s carer (if any, and if the medical practitioner considers it appropriate and the patient agrees) a copy of the report or extracts of the report relevant to the carer
We also provide private Medical Assessments including pre-employment medicals, driver medicals, insurance medicals, and general check-check ups. Click here to find out more.
