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Skin checks

All of our GP clinics can examine any lesion of concern, diagnose and treat rashes, scaly patches, itchy bites and infections and provide general advice about what problems to look out for with your skin.

How we can help

With your skin being the biggest organ of the body, it’s likely at some stage in your life you will need to see a doctor about it. 

At Local Doctors we can examine any lesion of concern and diagnose and treat rashes, scaly patches, itchy bites and infections. We will refer you to a specialist skin doctor, or dermatologist, if necessary.

All our GP clinics are able to provide general advice about how to care for your skin, sun protection, what problems to look out for and when to seek help. 

You are advised to have an annual skin cancer check with a dermatologist or with your GP – just ask at your next appointment.

Get to know your skin, and if you notice changes to a mole, freckle, or spot, have it checked by a doctor immediately.

Signs to watch for:

  • new or changing moles etc
  • sores not healing
  • looks different from others around it
  • changed in size, thickness, shape, colour
  • started to bleed

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Enrol with us and save on every appointment - most GP consults are $20 or under and online consultations just $10. We have a 30+ network of 24-hour and GP clinics. Enrol with one clinic, and access them all. 

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FAQs

Local Doctors provides quality, easy to access healthcare through our large clinic network. You can trust our friendly staff to work with compassion and listen to your needs. They are trained to work together as a team to offer high-quality medical care.

  • Some clinics have ample parking, while others not so much. Please visit your nearest clinic’s page to find out more. We’ll also let you know if a clinic is close to public transport.

  • Most people in this country have to wait to see their doctor! That’s because people have different health needs and how long it takes to get the right help can be very unpredictable. It’s our long-held philosophy that you should be able to see a doctor on the day you need to – and not have to wait for days.

    The most seriously ill people are seen first. The really good news is that you can now see on the clinic website pages what the expected wait time is at that clinic! That means you can find another clinic near to you with a shorter wait time, if need be, or choose to come another day.

  • ManageMyHealth is a secure website that can receive your health information from your doctor’s system. You can use it to store other health information, too, such as other treatments you have received or other medications that you may be taking. This means you can access your personal health information from any device at anytime, anywhere in the world. If your clinic takes appointment bookings you can do this through ManageMyHealth as well as order repeat prescriptions. Your online Personal Health Record can be made up of:

    • Consultation notes
    • Laboratory results
    • Prescriptions
    • Immunisations
    • Allergies
    • Diagnoses
    • Recalls.

    Just ask the receptionist at your local clinic to sign you up to ManageMyHealth.

  • When you have a blood test, or any other kind of test, your results will be sent to your clinic. If the results are normal, you will not be notified. If they are not normal, the clinic will phone you and discuss next steps. If you have a ManageMyHealth patient portal, you can find your results in there, once your doctor has reviewed and filed them. Or, if after two or three days, you are concerned about your results, you can call the clinic to find out.

  • If you have a ManageMyHealth patient portal, you can order a repeat prescription online, otherwise please visit your clinic’s page and phone them.