OUR SERVICES

 



At Stuart Park Surgery, we provide the following services to patients:

General services:

  • All General Practice health services for adults and children, males and females.
  • Wound dressings / wound care.
  • Incision and drainage of boils and abscesses.
  • Treatment of minor accidents and injuries: suturing (stitching) of wounds, removal of embedded fish hooks, etc.
  • Blood Pressure checks, Blood Sugar levels checked.
  • Ear syringing to remove wax.
  • Health Assessments / Health Checks / Preventative Health Checks.

Special Services:

  • Spirometry (Lung Function Test) to assess damage caused by smoking or other lung conditions. This can check whether you are suffering emphysema.
  • Audiometry (Hearing Tests).
  • ECG (Electrocardiography – to check on the heart).
  • Electrocautery for skin lesions (to remove warts, skin tags etc).
  • Cryotherapy (freezing using liquid nitrogen) for solar keratosis (sun spots), warts and other skin lesions.

Paediatrics:

  • Six-week baby checks.
  • Management of all childhood illnesses.

Women’s health:

  • Contraceptive advice.
  • Implanon insertion (contraceptive implants for women).
  • Cervical screening (previously known as a Pap smear).
  • Pregnancy testing and pregnancy advice.
  • Antenatal shared care. This means we provide antenatal (pregnancy) care (check-ups prior to the delivery of your baby) shared with the local hospital or your specialist, who will conduct the actual delivery of your baby.
  • Menopausal advice and management.

Men’s health:

  • General health checks.
  • Screening for prostate and other cancers.
  • Management of erectile dysfunction.

Geriatrics and Mental Health:

  • Dementia screening and advice.
  • Geriatric care.
  • Mental Health Care assessments.
  • Management of depression and anxiety.

Work-related Medicine:

  • We offer on-site vaccinations for company staff if required.
  • Pre-employment Medical Examinations. Fees are generally paid by your employer, and total costs depend on the number of tests and investigations requested or required by the employer.
  • Urine Drug Screening for pre-employment medical checks or routine employee checks. For example, people working on mine sites are required to have urine drug screening.
  • Workers compensation injuries: assessments, treatment, provision of paperwork required for workers compensation claims.
  • Treatment and management of other work-related injuries.

Skin Cancers and Skin Diseases:

  • Diagnosis and management of skin rashes and skin diseases.
  • Skin checks for skin cancers., and the removal of skin cancers and other skin lesions.
  • Treatment of all skin cancers, including those on the ears and nose (book with Dr David Welch).

Vaccinations:

  • Influenza Vaccinations – particularly advised for the elderly and those at risk of developing chest infections, such as asthma sufferers, smokers, and anyone with poor health.
  • Covid, Shingles, Tetanus, Whooping cough etc vaccinations.
  • (Note that in the Northern Territory, all routine childhood vaccinations are provided free at the Government Community Health Centres, and we do not provide these.)
  • Travel advice and basic vaccinations / immunisations: We provide a limited service, with travel advice and vaccinations for: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Cholera and Typhoid. (We do not carry Rabies or Yellow Fever vaccines.)

Services we do not provide:

Unfortunately, currently we are unable to provide Diving Medical Examinations and Aviation Medical Examinations. (Doctors who provide these services have a special interest and are required to attend additional certification courses.)

 We do not prescribe Schedule 8 Medications (morphine, pethidine-type medications) to anyone. Likewise, the surgery does not store any Schedule 8 Medications. We do not prescribe tranquillisers or drugs of addiction to addicted individuals.

We do not collect blood at the surgery for blood tests, except for the use of a glucometer to test sugar levels. When blood tests are ordered by the doctor, a request form is issued and the laboratory will take the blood sample. Westerns Laboratory is next door to the surgery.

We do not provide routine childhood immunisation (vaccinations) because in the Northern Territory, these are provided free by the Government Community Health Centres.

OTHER MATTERS:

Doctors and staff at Stuart Park Surgery are committed to providing a high standard of care. Your input helps us maintain this quality, and improve our service. Comments or complaints can be emailed to surgery.manager@stuartparksurgery.com.au
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