Albert Road General Practice
- Clinic Name
- Albert Road General Practice
- Website
- https://albertroadgp.com.au/
- Phone
- 03 9111 8959
- Fax
- 03 9135 0844
Our default is to book new patients for 30 minute consultations and, where time permits, a 20 minute consultation as the standard length for existing patients. We do this as we believe quality health care cannot be rushed. It takes time to properly explore a person’s health from the big picture and at Albert Road General Practice that is our primary aim. A ‘brief’ appointment of less than 15 minutes may be appropriate after a therapeutic relationship has been established and if only fairly simple issues need to be discussed. However, we consider all appointments with patients as a chance to not only solve the issues brought by our patients but also to actively seek out other areas of health we can optimise. This involves regularly reviewing past history, discussing family history of medical illness and ensuring appropriate screening for lifestyle related diseases and cancers are up to date.
We utilise the RACGP’s Red Book on preventive activities in general practice to guide us as well as a good dose of clinical judgement and shared decision making. Shared decision making is where a health professional provides a person with information and then has a conversation about the pros and cons of the various options until a decision is reached about the best pathway to take. This is heavily contrasted with the more traditional notion of ‘doctors orders’. You can read more about shared decision making on the ‘Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care’ website.
Location
Melbourne
- Address
- 1R/38 Albert Road
South Melbourne VIC 3205
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9111 8959
- Fax
- 03 9135 0844
