Services at Erskineville Doctors

Saturday and Public Holiday fees from 1 August 2026 Please note, bulk billing is not offered on the weekend – private fees apply for Saturday and Public Holiday consultations. Saturday and Public Holiday Consultations Duration Up Front Fee Medicare Rebate Out-of-pocket Cost Out-of-pocket cost if you have reached the EMSN Brief 0 – 5 min. $50.00 $20.57 $34.43 $6.89 Standard 6 – 19 min. $120.00 $45.05 $74.95 $14.99 Long 20 – 39 min. $180.00 $87.10 $92.90 $18.58 Extended 40 – 59 min. $265.00 $128.35 $136.65 $27.33 Complex 60 + min. $345.00 $207.92 $136.65 $27.33 Saturday fees from 1 August 2026

Welcome Dr Kate Evans We’re very excited to welcome, Dr Kate Evans to Erskineville Doctors. Kate completed her medical studies and GP training in New Zealand, and has recently relocated to Sydney. Kate enjoys the variety of general practice and cares for patients across all stages of life. Her areas of interest include preventative health, women’s health and chronic disease management including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Kate is certified to perform Implanon and IUD insertions and removals. Outside of work, Kate enjoys cooking, running, travelling and spending time with friends and family.   Kate will be available for appointments on Mondays …

Important Medicare requirement for Assignment of Benefits (AoB) and “bulk billing” Erskineville Doctors is a private fee practice. However, if you have extenuating circumstances and cannot afford an out-of-pocket cost at all, your doctor may elect to directly bill Medicare for your consultation. This is known as “bulk billing”. This means your Medicare rebate is paid directly to the doctor who accepts this discounted amount as full payment for your consultation. From 1 July 2026 you must provide consent to “assign your benefit” in order for your consultation to be paid. For Telehealth services this can be done digitally via …

Goodbye for now: Doctors on leave Stay up-to-date on who is going on leave in the next few months. Dr Damian Gill: 2 June – 6 July 2026 Dr Mabel Chew: 9 June – 21 July 2026 Dr Cara Frame: 29 June – 6 July 2026 Dr Linda Taoube: 29 June – 2 July 2026 Dr Patricia Walton: 24 June – 15 July 2026 Dr Michael Tran: 4 – 11 July 2026 Dr Jenny Lonergan: 13 – 19 July 2026 Dr Sorayya Cooper: 13 – 19 July 2026 Dr John Kevin: 13 – 19 July 2026 Last updated 23 June 2026

Kings Birthday public holiday The practice will be closed for on Monday 8 June 2026 for the Kings Birthday public holiday. All staff and doctors are unavailable during this period. Online requests for repeat prescriptions and referrals will close on Thursday 4 June. In an emergency, call 000 or go to straight to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Emergency Department at Missenden Road, Camperdown For afterhours care, you can call the National Home Doctor Service on 13 74 25 from 6pm weekdays, 12pm on Saturdays and all-day Sundays and Public Holiday’s. Or, call healthdirect on 1800 022 222 anytime day or …

Closed to new patients The GPs at Erskineville Doctors are not accepting new patients at this time. Last updated May 2026

Goodbye for now: Doctors on leave Stay up-to-date on who is going on leave in the next few months. Dr Cara Frame: 18 May- 9 June 2026 Dr Catherine Prattten: 21 May – 20 June 2026 Dr Damian Gill: 2 June – 6 July 2026 Dr Mabel Chew: 9 June – 21 July 2026 Last updated 20 May 2026

The RSV vaccine, Arexvy is now free for all adults aged 75 years and older and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged 60 years and older. ​​​Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a virus that can lead to serious outcomes in older adults such as pneumonia. The risk of severe RSV illness rises with increasing age and if you have certain medical risk factors. RSV vaccination is also recommended (but not funded) for people aged 60 years and older who have specific conditions associated with increased risk of severe disease. If eligible, you can get a Arexvy vaccine at a pharmacy or from one of …

Flu vaccines are now available at Erskineville Doctors or your local pharmacy.   Who can receive a Flu vaccine?  Anyone aged 6 months and over can receive a flu vaccine.   Patients who are at highest risk of severe illness are eligible for a free flu vaccine under the National Immunisation Program (NIP):   “FluMist” Nasal Spray From 22 May 2026, the NSW Nasal Spray Influenza Vaccination Program has expanded to fund a free FluMist for children all children aged 2 to 17 years. The injection flu vaccinwe aged 6 months to under 5 years and other eligible at-risk children. All other patients, aged …

Thank you for your feedback Thank you for participating in the online survey we recently conducted to collect feedback from our patients.  We have taken the time to analyse and consider the feedback and would like to share some of the findings with you.  Overall, we found that most of our patients: • feel respected   • feel their fears and concerns are heard  • are confident in the ability and explanations of our clinical staff The feedback also indicated areas that we can improve, and as a result, we have been making some changes to improve the services and …