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Under New Management: Committed to Partnering with You for Your Child’s Health

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- Dietician and Lactation Consultant

- Occupational therapists

- Speech Pathologists

- Psychologists

- Paediatric sub-specialists

- Paediatricians

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Comprehensive Paediatric Services at a Single Location

Our team consists of highly skilled paediatricians, paediatric sub-specialists and allied health professionals. They work collaboratively to fulfil our vision of providing comprehensive paediatric care in a friendly, supportive, and safe environment.

Highly Skilled Specialists

Our team offer a high standard of patient focused healthcare delivered with empathy and respect.

Child Friendly Clinic

Our consulting rooms are designed with imaginative themes to create a calming and comforting atmosphere for children.

Local Educational Hub

Our vision is to share our medical knowledge and resources to empower our local community.

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Doctors/Specialists

Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe

Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe

Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology

Dr Yasmin is a paediatric and adolescent gynaecologist with almost 20 years experience. Dr Yasmin’s aim is to provide sensitive and age-appropriate care, which supports a young person’s health, wellbeing and dignity and helps them live their best life.

Dr Chamilka Edirisinghe

Dr Chamilka Edirisinghe

General Paediatrician

I am a consultant paediatrician, with more than 20 years experience in Sri Lanka, UK and Australia.

I completed all the specialist pathway, requirements set by RACP while employed at Ballarat base hospital and Goulburn Valley Base hospital from 2020 to 2022. During this period my main focus was on developmental and behavioural paediatrics and General paediatrics.

Dr James Mulvany

Dr James Mulvany

General Paediatrician

Dr. Mulvany applies an evidence based, family centred approach towards his consultations and is experienced in a wide range of issues including : Newborn & infant health, Poor weight gain, feeding issues, Asthma, eczema, Developmental concerns, Behavioural problems, ADHD, Autistic spectrum disorders.

Dr Chloe

Dr Chloe-Maryse Baxter

General Paediatrician

Dr Chloe provides holistic paediatric care for a wide range of conditions in all ages. Her particular interests include newborn and infant health, feeding and nutrition, skin conditions, eczema, asthma and allergies, and neurodevelopmental differences. She also helps with issues such as positive parenting, sleep and behavioural concerns.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

You will find answers to common questions about our clinic below. Please review our full list of questions in our FAQs page

To ensure your child receives the most appropriate care, our paediatricians will review your referral before scheduling an appointment.

  1. Please obtain a referral letter from your GP. This can be sent directly from your GP’s clinic or emailed to: reception@bhckids.com.au
  2. Once we receive the referral, it will be reviewed by one of our paediatricians
  3. We will inform you within 10 business days of receiving your referral whether we can accept your child as a new patient
  4. If your referral is accepted, we will ask you to complete an online registration form and place you on our waitlist for the next available appointment.

Please note that there may be occasions when we cannot accept your referral due to our paediatricians being at capacity.

A valid referral is required to claim a Medicare rebate. GP referrals are generally valid for 12 months and referrals from other specialists are generally valid for 3 months.

To ensure your child receives the most appropriate care, a GP referral is required to be reviewed by one of our paediatricians before an initial appointment can be booked.

GP referrals for allied health practitioners are not required for booking an appointment. However, you may be eligible for a Mental Health Care Plan or GP Management Plan, which allows you to claim a Medicare rebate for part of the cost.

Whilst some services at Brighton Health Clinic for Kids may be eligible for Private Health Insurance claims, we cannot process this on your behalf. A receipt will be provided after your consultation for you to submit to your health fund.

If you need to cancel an appointment, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer the slot to another patient on our waiting list. We require 48 hours’ notice for cancellations, otherwise cancellation fees may apply.

If you require a repeat prescription for a medication, please complete the ‘Prescription Request Form’ under the ‘Forms’ tab on our website.

We will forward the prescription request to your doctor, who will advise if they are able to provide a prescription or if an appointment is needed beforehand.

Please complete the form at least 2 weeks before your prescription runs out to allow enough time to process your request. A prescription fee will apply.

In urgent cases when your doctor is unavailable and a prescription is required, we may advise for you to consult your GP.