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Melbourne Pathology remains open for patients.

Please don’t delay any pathology requests as management of patient care continues.

Patients are screened at the door to make sure they are feeling well before entering the clinic.

The opening hours are:

Monday—Friday: 8.00am – 4.30pm

Saturday: 8.30am – 12.00pm

Dear Patients

We currently have limited supply of over 65 and reasonable supply of under 65 flu vaccine, and are running regular clinics.
Demand for flu vaccines is much higher than normal years and supply is difficult to obtain and limited.
We are working hard to ensure everyone is protected for flu within the constraints of supply.

By Dr Lisa Prichard

We are thrilled to welcome Esther our new registered nurse to the practice.
Esther is an experienced practice nurse and over the years has obtained several additional qualifications to aid with the nursing services she can provide.

All our patients would be aware of the unprecedented demand for flu vaccine this year.

Practices all over Australia are struggling with demand and supply.

On a good note, however so far flu prevalence is very low. One sixth transmission compared to the same time last year, mostly due our strict social distancing measures.

Dr Lisa Prichard

In the interests of the sustainability of General Practice, the Federal Government is allowing practices to resume usual billing practices.

From Tuesday 7th April 2020, our original practice fees will apply.

Please be advised that we are still consulting on Sunday’s from 8.30am – 12pm.

Consultations will be by telephone however patients can be seen face to face if necessary.

If you require a Sunday appointment please call to book during the week.

If a patient requires an urgent Sunday on the day appointment, bookings can ONLY be made online.

Glen Iris Medical Group is committed to providing continuing care to our patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Novel Coronavirus

Please read the website below for updates and information on the Coronavirus.

If you feel you meet the criteria and could possibly have Coronavirus ring the Department of health number 1800 675 398

Melbourne Pathology will be closed the following days:

Saturday 11th April – Easter Saturday

Saturday 25th April – Anzac Day

The Clinic will be closed Sunday 12th April for Easter Sunday.

We will be open on Monday 27th January 2020 from 9am – 12.30pm

The Cancer Council recently ran GP education at Glen Iris Medical Group on the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. We learned that our area – South East Melbourne has one of the the lowest screening rates within the program. We also learned that if 100,000 people without symptoms screen for Bowel Cancer with a simple test kit – the statistics show there will be 19 deaths in that population. If 100,000 people have no screening at all, there will be 60 deaths within that population.

All the Doctors and Staff at Glen Iris Medical Group would like to wish all our patients a happy, healthy and safe holiday period.

Eating disorders are thought to affect more than one million Australians and many of these people will never seek help or treatment for their condition.

In recent years, there has been a notable increase in women choosing to preserve future fertility through a process commonly referred to as ‘egg freezing’.

Egg freezing allows a woman to store mature eggs for an indefinite length of time. The aim being to allow a woman a chance of achieving a pregnancy at a later stage of life.

This is a one off opportunity for a thorough health check with our Nurse and your usual GP.

We are delighted to introduce patients to Dr Pearl Mak.