Plenty Valley Medical Centre

Welcome to our Plenty Valley Medical Centre

Consultations provided by Independent Medical Practitioners and Allied Health Service Providers

We are proudly located in the Home Co. South Morang Centre servicing the Mill Park, Plenty Valley area as well as South Morang, Epping, Bundoora. We aim to provide the highest level of care to our patients.

Call now to make an appointment: (03) 9436 9677

Doctors

The Valley Mole Spot Clinic

Dr. Ross G. Wines is a Specialist Primary Care GP, sub- specialising in skin cancer detection and management since 1996.

• Accredited Skin Cancer Doctor with the Skin Cancer College of Australasia
• No referral needed for consultation
• On-site diagnosis and treatment with short waiting times.

Dr Wines’s new clinic The Valley Mole Spot Clinic within Home Co. on Plenty Road, South Morang, is now open.

Located within the Plenty Valley Medical Centre, close to Greensborough, Bundoora, Mill Park and other northern suburbs

This is the best and accredited place to go for skin cancer detection and management.

If you have any concerns about your skin, or you would like to schedule a full skin examination, please make an appointment at The Valley Mole Spot Clinic today.

Just call Plenty Valley Medical Centre to secure your appointment and enjoy a warm and welcoming experience with Dr. Wines, a trusted medical expert sub-specialising in skin cancer.

Please Note: all Skin Check appointments need to be made directly with the clinic and not “Online”

Services Offered

If you have a care plan in place you may be eligible for bulk-billing allied health services such as: podiatry, physiotherapy, dietician, chiropractor, mental health care plan, etc. All the usual GP services are offered as well as:

• Obstetric Shared Care.
• Pap Smears – An appointment can be made with the Doctor and is also a bulk-billed service.
• Pathology services including blood tests and ECGs.
• Childhood Immunisations.
• Mirena & Implanon.
• COVID Vaccine.
• Vaccines for travel and flu etc.
• Minor surgery, such as removal of moles and skin cancers.
• Cryotherapy for the freezing of warts and skin lesions.
• Dressings – if you have a regular doctor who is not a Doctor at our Practice and come in for wound dressing with our nurse without seeing a doctor here, a $20 fee will apply.
• Dr Ross Wines skin clinic with skin cancer screening & management.

This clinic provides wheelchair access and up to date computer prescribing.

Appointments

Routine appointments are made every 10 minutes. If you feel you may require more time with the doctor please book a longer appointment. Longer consultations will be needed for medical reports, e.g. Pre- Employment Medical – Please check with the receptionist. Emergency cases are treated as quickly as possibly depending on the urgency. By running on an appointment system, we try to keep waiting time to a minimum, however, delays do occur from time to time and preference is given to those with appointments. If you are unable to attend your appointment, please call two hours prior to cancel, as a charge may apply for missed appointments.

Billing

We are a mixed billing practice, please call our clinic for further information. If you have a current health care card or pension card please present it to the receptionist along with your Medicare card when you arrive for each visit. TAC and workcover accounts are charged to the patient on the day if they have not yet received a claim number. Other services such as pre-employment and insurance medical do not have Medicare rebate and are charged and attract a GST charge.

Home Calls

Home calls may be provided to people too sick to attend the clinic and living in the immediate vicinity and must be a regular patient of the clinic. Home calls are not bulk-billed by our doctors. A fee applies to all patients including aged pensioners.

After hours

After hours medical service is provided by Doctor Square on 03 9113 2010

Reminders and Recalls

Patients are offered this service for various follow up appointment eg: pap smears. If you don’t want to be on a recall system, please advise receptionist or nurse. The practice participates in national/state or territory reminder systems/registers (subject to informed patient consent)

Test Results

All tests are examined by the referring doctor. However, you are advised to come in if you wish to discuss your results. The clinic will contact you if the doctor feels that the test results need further action. Patients should be seen by the doctor who ordered the test to ensure continuity of care.

Privacy

In line with Australian Privacy Principles 2014, your medical record is a confidential document. It is the policy of this practice to maintain security of personal health information at all times and to ensure that this information is only available to authorised members of staff.

Patient Feedback

We care about the quality of the service we provide. If you wish to make any suggestions or criticism please discuss them with your doctor or the reception staff. If you prefer you can contact the Health Services Commissioner PH: 1300 582 113. Email: [email protected]

The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.