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Freo Street Doctor

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phone (08) 9432 0480 wifi Website email Email

location_on Suite 105-108, First Floor, Wesley Central, Fremantle, 6160

Opening Hours

Monday 08:30 to 16:30

Tuesday 08:30 to 16:30

Wednesday 08:30 to 16:30

Thursday 08:30 to 16:30

Friday 08:30 to 16:30

Freo Street Doctor

Organisation: Black Swan Health Ltd
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Freo Street Doctor is a mobile medical health service that provides a visible, easily accessible and non-judgemental primary health care service to marginalised, disadvantaged and homeless people in our community. The service aims to care for those members of our community who for many reasons may not access mainstream general practice.

The Freo Street Doctor team is staffed by General Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Outreach Workers and Social Workers.

The service can help people with health issues including:
-Diagnosed or undiagnosed mental illness
-Blood borne viruses
-Sexually transmitted infections
-Injuries or conditions due to assaults or self-neglect
-Emotional/social problems
-Reproductive/gynaecological/urinary conditions
-Alcohol and/or drug related issues
-Diabetes
-Immunisations
-Respiratory conditions
-Chronic diseases
-Skin conditions

Accessing Freo Street Doctor
Clinics are held for three hours at weekly clinics across the cities of Fremantle, Cockburn, Melville and Rockingham. Freo Street Doctor works closely with local community support services, medical specialists and allied health professionals to ensure a high level of patient care.

This is a free service. All consultations and procedures are bulk billed at no cost to the patient. A Medicare card is required.

Freo Street Doctor is a mobile medical health service that provides a visible, easily accessible and non-judgemental primary health care service to marginalised, disadvantaged and homeless people in our community. The service aims to care for those members of our community who for many reasons may not access mainstream general practice. The medical practice is accredited according to RACGP standards.

The service provides over 3000 consultations annually with over 20 per cent of patients visiting the Freo Street Doctor identifying as homeless and 38 per cent of patients self-identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

Over 80 per cent of clients present with more than one medical condition and over 90 per cent of clients used Freo Street Doctor as their primary healthcare provider.

The Freo Street Doctor team is staffed by General Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Outreach Workers and Social Workers.

The service can help people with health issues including:
Diagnosed or undiagnosed mental illness
Blood borne viruses
Sexually transmitted infections
Injuries or conditions due to assaults or self-neglect
Emotional/social problems
Reproductive/gynaecological/urinary conditions
Alcohol and/or drug related issues
Diabetes
Immunisations
Respiratory conditions
Chronic diseases
Skin conditions

Accessing Freo Street Doctor
Clinics are held for three hours at weekly clinics across the cities of Fremantle, Cockburn, Melville and Rockingham. Freo Street Doctor works closely with local community support services, medical specialists and allied health professionals to ensure a high level of patient care.

This is a free service. All consultations and procedures are bulk billed at no cost to the patient. A Medicare card is required.

Consulting Hours
NO REFERRAL OR APPOINTMENT NECESSARY

Click here to download the full list of clinic times and locations or refer to the schedule below:

Monday

9.00am – 12.00pm: Willagee Library (Corner Archibald Street and Winnacott Street)
Tuesday

9.30am – 12.30pm: St Pat’s Community Centre (Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle)
10.00am – 2.00pm: Rockingham Salvation Army (Corner Willmott Street and Read Street)
Wednesday

10.00am – 1.00pm: Jean Willis Centre (Corner Ingram Road and Healy Street, Hamilton Hill)
9.00am – 12.00pm: Fremantle Oval (Dockers old training ground next to Fremantle Hospital)
Thursday

9.30am – 12.30pm: St Pat’s Community Centre (Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle)
10.00am – 1.00pm: Second Harvest (8 Caffrey Place, Hamilton Hill)
Friday

10.00am – 1.00pm: Fremantle Oval (Dockers old training ground next to Fremantle Hospital)
11.00am – 2.00pm: Davis Park, Beaconsfield (Conway Ct, Beaconsfield)
2.00pm – 5.00pm: Cannington Community Centre, Cannington (142 Wharf Street, Cannington)

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