Strathfieldsaye Primary Health

About

Strathfieldsaye Primary Health is an AGPAL accredited medical practice owned and operated by St Anthony Family Medical Practice since 2009. We are focused on providing the highest quality of medical care to our patients. We are well established within the region and have excelled in the delivery of consistent, ethical and comprehensive medical care

Contact

34 Blucher Street, Strathfieldsaye Victoria 3551, Australia
Phone: (03) 5439 4442
Fax: (03) 5439 4443

Office Hours:
Monday - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tuesday - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wednesday - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thursday - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Friday - 8:30am - 5:00pm

For after hours and weekend service, please phone the practice and follow the prompts to speak to the GP on call.

 

Pathology Service

Monday to Friday: 8:30AM - 4:30PM

  • Practice Principal / General Practitioner

    Dr Ewa Piejko has been living in Strathfieldsaye for almost 20 years. She is an experienced GP with an interest in all areas of General Practice, for young and old. She is registered for Shared Maternity Care with Bendigo Health. Dr Piejko enjoys medical student and GP registrar training, for both the teaching and her personal learning. In her spare time, Ewa likes  time with family and friends, cooking and going to the gym. 

    Monday & Wednesday

  • General Practitioner

  • General Practitioner

    Dr Kat immigrated from Malaysia to Australia to attend medical school in Melbourne. She enjoys the challenge and the variety of general medicine. Special areas of experience are neurodiversity, gender-affirming hormone therapy, and family planning (including contraception and unwanted pregnancy management). 

    Monday, Tuesday & Thursday, Friday

  • General Practitioner

    • Senior GP and a RACGP Examiner and GP supervisor.

    • Senior medical educator and lecturer for chronic health conditions, metabolic disease, weight management and Medicare rules.

    • An Obesity Specialist GP, one of only 7 GPs in Australia recognised with extended skills in Obesity management (as of Feb 2025).

    • Founder of Bendigo Healthy Weight Clinic.

    • Special interest in managing chronic conditions including Diabetes, Obesity and metabolic syndromes by integrating pharmacotherapy with long term lifestyle changes by addressing the biopsychosocial module.

    • Member of the National Faculty of Specific Interests RACGP Obesity management, and the RACGP Obesity RES Education Committee.

    • Member of the National Association of Clinical Obesity Services (NACOS) and the Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS).

    • A keynote speaker and presenter at multiple local and national medical conferences and workshops for various pharmaceutical companies and health services.

    Monday, Tuesday & Thursday, Friday

  • General Practitioner


    Monday, Tuesday & Friday

  • General Practitioner


    Monday, Wednesday & Friday

  • General Practitioner
    Tuesday, Thursday & Friday

  • General Practitioner
    Monday - Friday

  • General Practitioner


    Tuesday
    Accepting New Patients

General Practitioners

  • General Practitioner Register


    Monday, Tuesday & Friday

  • General Practitioner


    Consulting Days - To be confirmed
    Accepting New patients

Practice Nurses

Paege

Lead Practice Nurse

Nicole

Practice Nurse

Fiona

Practice Nurse

Emma

Practice Nurse

Emily

Practice Nurse

Naj

Practice Nurse

Tegan M

Practice Nurse

Teghan G

Practice Nurse

Leanne

Practice Nurse

Rachael

Practice Nurse

Jo

Practice Nurse

Em

Practice Nurse

Medical Receptionist

Shona

Deputy Practice Manager

Courtney

Receptionist

Charlotte

Receptionist

Adam

Receptionist

Chenae

Receptionist

Lily

Receptionist

April

Receptionist

Fees

CHANGES TO FEES FROM MONDAY 1st August 2024

Due to the current landscape and ongoing challenges across the primary health sector, St Anthony Family Medical Practice will be transitioning to private billing at Strathfieldsaye Primary Health. The aim of these changes is to balance the financial impact on our patients while ensuring that our GPs and St Anthony staff can continue to provide the highest quality care to our patients.

The changes will impact all patients, particularly for those whom Medicare billing (i.e. bulk billing) is available. This includes patients with an Age/ Disability Support Pension, and anyone aged under 16 years. In addition, WorkCover/TAC consultations will require full payment on the day, there may be a gap fee as the Workcover rebate is lower than the consultation fee. Workcover/TAC patients will need to claim this directly with their insurer. We will provide a receipt of payment to assist with your claim.

ServicePrivate FeeHCC/Pensioners/15 & UnderMedicare Rebate
Standard Consultation - 15mins$90$69$42.85
Long Consultation - 30mins$132$108$82.90
Prolonged Consultation - 45mins$175$148$122.15
Out Of Hours - Between 5pm to 8.30am & Weekends $80 Out of Pocket$80 Out of Pocket0
Failure to Attend$55$550
  • • Cervical Screening Tests
    • ECG
    • Health Assessments
    • Immunisations
    • Minor operations and procedures
    • IUD clinics
    • Pathology
    • BP Monitoring
    • Pre-employment medicals
    • Travel Medicine
    • Ear Suctioning

  • We are a private billing practice.

    General Practitioners at Strathfieldsaye Practice operate independently and are free to set their own fees for the services they provide. All privately billed patients are required to pay the full fee on the day of their consultation. We accept payment for our fees via Cash, Cheque, EFTPOS and Credit Card. We have installed the latest software technology, which allows us to send your claim through to Medicare Online, for eligible patients Medicare will reimburse you within 7 days. They pay your benefit into the bank account you’ve registered with Medicare, if you are unsure of what details you have registered, you will need to log onto your Medicare online account or call/visit your local Centrelink/Medicare Hub and follow the prompts.

    New patients will need to ring our reception team to organise an initial consultation.

    Fees can vary, based on the length of time taken for each consultation, the complexity and the determination of the individual doctor.

    Additional information on our consultation fees is available at reception.

    For standard consultations, Patients with a Concession/Health Care Card or aged under 16 years old, may be charged a discounted fee.

    • Surgical and other procedures incur an additional practice fee payment

    • Payment is required in full on the day of consultation.

    Please notify us if you are unable to keep your appointment a minimum of 12 hours prior, to avoid a $55 cancellation fee.

    Practice Policy

  • Benefits
    It is voluntary and free to register in MyMedicare.

    When you register in MyMedicare, it will notify your general practice that you have chosen them as your regular care team. Additional funding will be available from the government to help them provide the care you need.

    MyMedicare patients will have access to:

    • Greater continuity of care with your registered practice, improving health outcomes

    • Longer Medicare Benefit Scheme (MBS) funded telehealth consultations with your GP

    • Triple bulk billing incentive for longer MBS telehealth consultations for children under 16, pensioners, and concession card holders, from 1 November 2023

    • More regular visits from your GP and better care planning for people living in a residential aged care home, from August 2024

    • Connections to more appropriate care in general practice for people who visit hospital frequently, from mid-2024.

    If you choose not to register in MyMedicare, you’ll still be able to access the same quality of care from your healthcare providers.

    Click here for more information to learn about MyMedicare.

  • Telehealth/Phone Consultation allows you to consult a healthcare provider by video/phone call. Our practice can provide telephone consultations if you do not require to physically see the doctor. To organise a telehealth consultation, please contact the clinic to arrange your appointment.

    Telehealth Consultation:

    - Make sure the practice has your correct number or email address.

    - Check your phone/computer camera is working at least 10 minutes prior to the consultation.

    - Write down a list of things you wish to discuss and have a pen handy to write down instructions.

    - Have your medications in front of you and know which pharmacy you usually go to for scripts.

    - Your doctor will SMS a link to your mobile phone once they are ready for you. If you do not have a smartphone, the link can be sent to your email address.

    - Please stay by your phone and watch out for our message - be available for up to 45 mins post your appointment time.

    - Click the link and follow the prompts, the link will take you to a safe encrypted network called Healthdirect. Your doctor will be waiting for you in the virtual waiting room.

    - If you get disconnected, please wait for us to return the call.

    - After your consult is completed, reception will contact you back for payment.

    Phone Consultation:

    - Make sure the practice has your correct number.

    - Check your phone is working at least 10 minutes prior to the consultation.

    - Write down a list of things you wish to discuss and have a pen handy to write down instructions.

    - Have your medications in front of you and know which pharmacy you usually go to for scripts.

    - Please stay by your phone and watch out for our call - be available for up to 45 mins post your appointment time.

    - Your doctor will call your mobile phone from a "no-caller ID" number.

    - If you get disconnected, please wait for us to return the call.

    - After your consult is completed, the GP will transfer the call through to reception OR reception will contact you back for payment.

    To access a Medicare rebate for phone and video consults, you must have been seen face to face in the clinic during the past 12 months. If not, there will be a private out of pocket fee. If you are unsure if you are eligible, please contact your practice, as your doctor may need to see you in person.

    Other Telehealth / Phone Consultations:

    •        Can be used for Work Cover and TAC consults.

    •        GP Management Plans (Care Plans) can only be done as a video consult (not phone), as per Medicare.

    •        An initial Mental Health Plan can only be done as a video consult (not phone), as per Medicare.

    •        Mental Health Plan reviews can be done as a video or phone consult, as per Medicare.

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QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SURVEY

As a part of Strathfieldsaye Primary Health is commitment to continue providing high quality health care to everyone, we are taking part in an accreditation process. To help us with this accreditation we are required to conduct a patient feedback survey.

The link to the survey is below or scan the QR-Code. This survey takes about 10 minutes to complete and is entirely anonymous and will not directly affect your care at our clinic.