Announcement

Whitehorse Respiratory Clinic operates 7 days a week (excluding some public holidays) at 2/593 Whitehorse Road Mitcham. We're located at the rear of the building (Walk up the path on the right and you'll see the stairs) There is car parking available at the front of the building accessed via the service road off Whitehorse Road.

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The building is not disability accessible and there are 9 stairs to enter the building. If patients need to be seen and cannot get up the stairs we are able to conduct assessments in their vehicle. 

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The clinic is a dedicated GP Respiratory Clinic for patients with low acuity respiratory symptoms. Our clinic is designed for treatment of symptomatic patients  (e.g. cough, sore throat, runny nose). 

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If you do not have respiratory symptoms and require a COVID-19 test only, an appropriate testing location can be found here 

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Patients can access a respiratory assessment and receive support in the immediate management of their condition. 

 

We prefer patients to pre book an appointment through our online booking system. We are also able to accept a limited number of walk in patients.

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If you are seeking a PCR test you will need to arrange this through another testing facility. Testing sites can be found here 

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To ensure patients are made to feel as welcome and comfortable as possible, the service will replicate the standard process of visiting a doctor.

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Once a patient is checked in to the clinic, they are taken into an isolation room where they initially consult with our nurse. The nurse then undertakes a full set of observations that is recorded in the patient management system.

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We will be providing short-term management of patient’s acute, immediate respiratory needs, with longer term management supported by referral back to the patient’s regular GP.

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Our doctors provide written discharge within 48 hours to the patient’s regular GP following management of immediate respiratory illness.

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Our nursing team assist patients to access ongoing GP care where they don’t have a regular GP.

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We support patients who test positive to COVID-19 to receive care through the COVID Positive Pathways program, which links people to clinical care, monitoring and support services.

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The clinic operates as an Emergency Department diversion option, receiving warm referrals from general practices, pharmacies, COVID+ Pathways providers and Emergency Departments.

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We provide services to people with and without a Medicare card, with no out of pocket costs to patients.

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We can provide access to interpreters for all patients when required, including for patients who do not have Medicare cards.

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All our team adhere to infection control guidelines and the use of PPE as per Victorian Government Guidelines.

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