GP doctors for Carina, just around the corner.
Our GP doctors for Carina patients are only five minutes from home, for everything from medication reviews to growing-family check-ups. You'll see the same GP at every visit wherever possible.
Trusted GP doctors for Carina patients, only minutes from home
Our GP doctors caring for Carina patients are registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Get to know their qualifications, languages spoken, and areas of special interest. Our team is led by Dr Tess Sacramento, a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners with around 20 years of experience in Australia, and covers interests ranging from chronic disease and preventive health to immunisations, women’s health and weight management. Being so close to Carina, we’re well placed to become the regular practice for your whole household.
In short: Carindale Doctors is a mixed billing general practice inside Westfield Carindale, around five minutes from Carina. Our GPs provide general consultations, health checks, chronic disease care, immunisations and minor procedures. Fees depend on appointment length and eligibility, children 16 and under are bulk billed, and same-day appointments are available for urgent concerns.
Carina has a strong community of long-term residents alongside younger families moving into renovated homes and townhouses, and both groups benefit from a GP who knows them well. For older patients, that means a doctor who keeps track of medications, test results and specialist letters, and who notices when something changes. For families, it means one GP who has seen the children grow up and can put a new symptom in context. Because we’re only minutes away, it’s easy to keep regular reviews, drop in for a script or come back for a follow-up without it taking over your day. If you’re new to the area, reception can request your records from your previous practice.
- General consultations for adults, children and older patients
- Preventive health checks, including blood pressure and cholesterol reviews
- Chronic disease management plans with regular reviews
- Childhood, flu and travel immunisations
- Mental health support and GP mental health treatment plans
- Medication reviews and repeat scripts for older patients
Trusted GP doctors in Carina
Carina is a well-established eastern suburb of post-war homes and leafy streets, with a large number of residents who have lived in the area for decades and a growing number of young families. That gives local health needs a wide range: regular reviews for heart disease, diabetes and arthritis, careful medication management for older patients, and immunisations, child health checks and family planning for younger households. With Carindale right next door, Carina residents can have all of this handled by one nearby practice.
At Carindale Doctors, we take the time to understand your history before recommending a plan. Your GP explains your options clearly, arranges tests or referrals during the visit where possible and books your follow-up before you leave, so your care keeps moving. Meet our GP doctors and learn more about their areas of special interest.
Ageing well and growing families: the GP care Carina residents need
Carina’s mix of long-term residents and young families shapes the health concerns our GPs see most often from the suburb:
- Managing several conditions: older residents often juggle heart disease, diabetes and arthritis, and need one GP to coordinate their care.
- Medication safety: multiple prescriptions from different specialists need regular review to avoid side effects and interactions.
- Children's illnesses and vaccines: young families need quick appointments for fevers and rashes and on-time immunisations.
- Preventive screening: bowel, cervical and skin cancer checks are easy to miss without a GP keeping track of when they're due.
What your GP appointment can include
A consultation with our GP doctors covers far more than a single symptom. Depending on what you need, your appointment can include:
- Health history and examination: a proper conversation about your symptoms, medications and family history, followed by a hands-on examination where needed.
- Preventive screening: blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes risk, cervical and bowel screening reminders and skin checks, based on your age and risk.
- Tests and referrals: blood tests, imaging and specialist referrals arranged in the room, with results reviewed by the GP who ordered them.
- Chronic disease care plans: GP management plans and team care arrangements for long-term conditions, including eligible allied health referrals.
- Prescriptions and medication reviews: new and repeat scripts, including electronic prescriptions, plus a check that your medicines still suit you.
- Immunisations and nurse support: childhood, flu and travel vaccines, with wound care and dressings handled by our practice nurses.
If something comes up during your visit that needs more time, your GP may suggest a longer follow-up appointment so nothing is rushed.
- Longer appointments available on request
- Requests for a male or female GP accommodated where possible
- Same-day appointments for urgent concerns
How Carindale Doctors handles your GP care
Good general practice is built on time and continuity. Whether you’re coming in from Carina for a quick script or a detailed review of several conditions, our GPs follow the same simple process, so you always know what happens next and who is looking after you.
- Step 1, book your appointment: book online any time or call reception, and mention if you need a longer consult or would like to see a particular GP.
- Step 2, talk it through: your GP takes a full history, examines you and explains what they think is going on in plain language.
- Step 3, agree on a plan: together you decide on treatment, tests or referrals, and anything that can be arranged before you leave is done on the spot.
- Step 4, follow up with the same GP: results and reviews are handled by your regular GP wherever our schedule allows, so your care stays consistent.
What does it cost to see a GP for Carina patients?
As a mixed billing practice, what Carina patients pay to see a GP depends on your appointment length and eligibility. Children 16 and under are bulk billed, patients 65 and over are bulk billed for their initial consultation, and Health Care Card and pension card holders receive a discount on standard consultations. Reception confirms any fee when you book, and Medicare rebates are processed on-site wherever possible.
| Price driver | How it affects your cost |
|---|---|
| Appointment length | Longer consultations cost more than standard visits but attract a higher Medicare rebate. |
| Age and concession cards | Children 16 and under are bulk billed, with discounts for Health Care Card and pension card holders. |
| Procedures and dressings | Minor procedures, implants and dressings may include the cost of consumables. |
| Medicare eligibility | Rebates apply where you’re eligible and are processed on-site. |
Your GP, only minutes from Carina
Carina is in postcode 4152, the same postcode as Carindale, within the Brisbane City Council area about eight kilometres east of the CBD. Known for Carina Leagues Club on the corner of Stanley and Creek Roads, the shops along Creek Road and nearby Whites Hill Reserve, it’s a close-knit suburb where many people want a GP they can see for years.
Our GP doctors are inside Westfield Carindale at Shop 2066/1151 Creek Road, around five minutes’ drive from most of Carina. That makes it easy to keep regular appointments for blood pressure checks, diabetes reviews and repeat scripts, and to see a GP the same day when a child is unwell. Centre parking, lifts and step-free access suit older patients and parents with prams alike.
Our GPs also look after patients from neighbouring Carina Heights, Camp Hill, Cannon Hill, Seven Hills and Belmont, so whole families can stay with the same doctor.
- Postcode 4152, Brisbane City Council
- Around 5 minutes' drive to your GP via Creek Road
- Same-day GP appointments for urgent concerns
- Also seeing patients from Carina Heights, Cannon Hill and Belmont
Inside Westfield
Carindale.
Next to Priceline & Centre Management
Shop 2066/1151 Creek Road, Carindale, QLD 4152
Centre parking, lift and step-free access, and an easy run from across Brisbane's southside — book a check-up around the rest of your day.
| Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 7:30 — 17:00 |
| Tuesday, Thursday | 8:30 — 16:00 |
| Saturday, Sunday & public holidays | Closed |
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Bring to your first visit
- Medicare card and any concession cards
- A list of your current medications
- Referral letters or recent results, if you have them
- Photo ID if you're a new patient
Seeing a GP from Carina: your questions answered
Our GP doctors are at Carindale Doctors inside Westfield Carindale, around five minutes from Carina along Creek Road. You can book online any time or call reception on 07 3120 0990.
No referral is needed. Carina patients can book directly with any of our GPs for check-ups, chronic disease care, immunisations or a new concern.
Yes. Book a longer appointment and bring your medicines or a current list. Your GP will check for interactions and side effects and update your medication plan.
Yes. We're inside Westfield Carindale, so you can use centre parking, with lifts and step-free access to the practice next to Priceline.
Same-day appointments are available for urgent concerns. Call reception early in the day and let them know it's urgent so they can find you the earliest available time.
We're a mixed billing practice. Children 16 and under are bulk billed, and Medicare rebates are processed on-site where you're eligible. Ask reception about any gap payment before your visit.
Ready to see a GP close to Carina?
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Speak to reception 07 3120 0990Talk to us about your care.
Call the practice during opening hours and our reception team will help, or book your appointment online any time.
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Phone07 3120 0990
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Fax07 3120 0991
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Opening hoursMonday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:30 — 17:00
Tuesday, Thursday: 8:30 — 16:00
Closed Saturday, Sunday & public holidays
In a medical emergency, call 000 immediately.
Rather speak to someone?
Call reception during opening hours, or book online any time.
Reception answers during opening hours. You can also email info@carindaledoctors.com.au.