Victorian Aboriginal Health Service – Epping Clinic
15/560-650 High Street Road, Epping VIC 3076
Epping
(03) 8592 3920
| Number of doctors | 5 |
|---|---|
| Number of supervisors | 4 |
| Number of visiting specialists | 2 |
| Number of rooms | 9 |
| Billing | Bulk |
| Allied health professionals | Counselling |
Nursing Staff
We have 2 nurses on site with a Aboriginal Health Worker. Also , we have 2 trainee Aboriginal Health Workers
Additional learning opportunities Clinical meetings
Supervisor special interests
Aboriginal Health
General Facilities / Services
Our services include Clinical , dental, counselling , social , family violence , drug and alcohol , Men’s Health, Women and Children’s Health and Bringing them Home program.
We are primarily clinical at the Epping site and can refer internally to all our other services, we also have some staff from our Family Counselling unit based here
| College accreditation | RACGP |
|---|---|
| Pathway | General |
| Practice opening hours | 9am to 5 pm Monday to Thursday , Friday 9am to 4 pm |
|---|---|
| College Requirements | Full time training requires 38 hrs per week employed averaged over 4 weeks. Less than 38 hours per week employed is part time training. |
| Evening roster | NA |
| Saturday and Sunday work | NA |
Public holiday work
NA
Out of practice visits
No out of practice visits as per Covid restrictions. Telephone or video link consults are prefered
Hospital affiliations
Northern Hospital , St Vincent’s Hospital , Royal Women’s Hospital ,Austin Hospital and Mercy Hospital
Hospital admission rights/ privileges
St Vincent’s has allocated Aboriginal identified beds within their Mental health unit
On-call
NA
Epping plaza has a new fully equipped gymnasium and several gymnasiums in Miller street only 1 kilometer away
The Epping plaza is directly across the road with healthy food options, retail and groceries
Epping is a outer suburb of Melbourne which has great access as in public transport , freeway access and necessities
Within our Epping Hub complex we have the Chemist Warehouse which we have a account to supply scripts and amenities
There is also a Office Works store which we also have a account to support our stationary supplies
Community groups
| Parents’ clubs | |
| School clubs | |
| Spiritual groups |
Travel
| Public transport | Epping Train station 1 kilometer away and bus service at Epping Plaza , 500 meters away |
|---|---|
| Nearest airport | Melbourne Airport is 21 kilometers away |
| Access and distances to major centres or nearby towns | Melbourne CBD is 34 kilometers away with access to the Metropolitan Ring Road |
Schooling
| Child care | |
| Kindergarten | |
| Primary | |
| Secondary | |
| Tertiary | |
| Other |
Epping primary School , Epping High School , Saint Peters Primary School , Penguin Day Care , Good Start Early Learning and Emmikins Early Learning Centre
Tourism/ council/ community information websites www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au