Telehealth consult

The Australian Government has continued with the Medicare numbers to assist with telehealth during COVID-19.

These may be either bulk-billed sessions or the usual fees with a Medicare rebate for ALL families and their children from ongoing in 2021.

Southern Paediatrics wants to help families access their doctors.

We encourage families to take up this option if they have flu-like symptoms or are unwell.

Telehealth Fees

The fees for telehealth will be as follows:

  • Consultations will be either bulked billed (no gap) or our standard fees that have a Medicare rebate direct into your account.
  • Telehealth consultations may not always be appropriate and the doctor may require to see your child for examination and will be billed at the usual fees ( which still have a Medicare rebate). At times there may be a private bill for extra needs but no out of pocket expense any more than their usual appointment fee.

​​If there is a fee, Payment will be via credit card at the end of the teleconsult.​

Please fill out the form below:

    Your first name*

    Your last name*

    Child-First name*

    Child-Last name*

    The date of your appointment:

    The name of your doctor *

    Thank you!

    Once, submitted our office will send you a confirmation of your telehealth appointment with either the time of your call or video conference.

    On the day

    At the time of your appointment we will either call you, or please use the link we have sent you to join the video conference.

    • For video conferencing

    You can use either your home computer, laptop or phone to video conference by clicking the link sent to your email.

    Please check your email that you have provided to us as the link will be sent around 10 minutes prior to your appointment time.

    If you experience any delays or issues

    Just like a real waiting room there could be delays on the day of your appointment. If we are running late, we apologise in advance. If you are are on hold in the video waiting room we appreciate your patience.

    If on the day, you experience any difficulty accessing the link or video conference please call our office on 02 9588 9888.

    Please take the time to let us know about your telehealth consult and how we can improve

    Survey

    Dr Bernadette Hanna

    Consulting Hours:

    Qualifications:

    MBBS BSc (Med)

    Background and Experience:

    Bernadette completed her medical degree at the University of NSW (MBBS BSc (Med)). She trained in Paediatrics at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead before being drawn to Clinical Genetics; the interface between genetic research and patient care. She has worked with the Clinical Genetics services at Sydney Children’s Hospital at Randwick, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Liverpool Hospitals. She is a registered Clinical Geneticist with a special interest in genetic conditions affecting children and connective tissue disorders.

    Bernadette is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Fellow of the Human Genetics Society of Australasia. She previously Co-Chaired the Trainee committee for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. She has provided several teaching sessions to trainee doctors, Paediatricians and Obstetricians in the functional benefits and caution of Genetic testing in their patients.

    www.privategenetics.com.au/about-us

    Dr Chris Elliot

    Consulting Hours:

    Thursdays

    Qualifications:

    MB BS, FRACP

    Background and Experience:

    Dr Elliot trained through the Sydney Children’s Hospital’s Network Randwick.  He holds dual qualifications as a specialist in both ​General Paediatrics (the care of newborns, children and young people) and Community Child Health (developmental and behavioural medicine, public health and child protection).

    During his paediatric specialist training, Dr Elliot was awarded the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Examination Medal in Paediatrics as the candidate with the highest examination mark in Australia and New Zealand.

    He currently works in both in private consulting rooms in Kogarah, as a Staff Specialist Paediatrician at St George Hospital, Sydney and he holds an honorary Staff Specialist position in the Department of Community Child Health at Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick.

    In 2019 Dr Elliot was nominated in the category of “Outstanding Leadership” in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Community Health awards.
    Dr Elliot is the paediatrician for the St George Paediatric Multidisciplinary Complex Feeding Clinic.  In August 2016 Dr Elliot and the clinic team were awarded the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Award for Innovation in Integrated Care.

    Dr Elliot’s practice is evidence-based and up to date.  He regularly attends relevant conferences and is an active member of the Neurodevelopmental and Behavioural Paediatric Society of Australasia.

    He is is a Conjoint Lecturer at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and has received student-nominated awards for his teaching.

    www.drchriselliot.com.au