Appointments

Standard appointment times are available on Monday, and Wednesday morning.

Dr Vertullo’s practice is limited to patients with private health insurance that covers surgery in a Private Hospital, or those covered by a Department of Veterans’ Affairs Gold Card. If you do not hold this type of cover, your GP can advise you on alternative referral pathways.

We strongly encourage patients to check that their level of private health insurance covers the surgery they may require. This is especially important for patient’s considering knee replacement as only Gold or some Silver Plus policies cover it. For more details on the tiers of private health insurance see here.

To arrange an appointment with Dr Vertullo you have the following options:

1. Your GP can make the appointment for you, especially if its urgent.
2. Call: 07 5597 0338
3. Email
4. Fax: 07 5527 9568

For most all patients, Dr Vertullo will triage your appointment to facilitate your appointment. This involves completion of a Triage Form, along with other information such as any Radiology reports.

Prior to your Appointment:

~ Complete a Patient Registration Form and return it via email, post or bring along to your appointment
~ Obtain a referral letter from GP or other doctor
~ Obtain Medicare details, DVA details, Pension details
~ Obtain Private Hospital Insurance information
~ Ensure any results, x-rays, MRI's CT scans etc and any other relevant information is accessible online.

Acute Knee Injury Clinic is available every Monday for recent significant knee injuries. Please call 07 5597 0338 to arrange

Medicare requires you to obtain a referral from your General Practitioner to see Dr Vertullo.

To make your appointment, download a Patient Registration Form,  fill it in, and return via email, post or bring it with you.

Sending your MRI report via email to us is a fast & efficient way of finding out how urgent your knee injury really is.

We recognise that your time is valuable, and we make every effort to run on time. Occasionally emergencies or patients require a little more time, and these cause scheduling delays beyond our control. We apologise if we keep you waiting.

CANCELLING APPOINTMENTS
If you need to cancel an appointment, telephone the office during business hours and allow at least 1 day notice so that we can offer your appointment time to patients on our waiting list.

You will receive a SMS confirmation message prior to attending. Please respond as required.