Patient Forms
To help make your first visit to our clinic as smooth as possible, please complete the forms below prior to your appointment.
If you have any questions about our services or would like to arrange an appointment, please contact our friendly team.
Our Fees
Brighton Health Clinic for Kids is a private billing clinic. We strive to provide clear information about fees and out-of-pocket costs related to our services, helping you plan for your child’s healthcare.
We require full payment of your account on the day of the appointment. We accept most major credit cards and EFTPOS. There is a transaction fee for card payments. The following fee schedule is effective 1st February 2026
General Paediatrician
Child and Adolescent Gynaecology
Allied Health Services
Frequently Asked Questions
New Patients
Booking with a Paediatrician
To ensure your child receives the most appropriate care, our paediatricians will review your referral before scheduling an appointment.
- 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
- Once we receive the referral, it will be reviewed by one of our paediatricians
- We will inform you within 10 business days of receiving your referral whether we can accept your child as a new patient
- 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.
Booking with a Psychologist
To schedule a standard therapy session (50 minutes), please call our client care team at (03) 9108 7809. For psychological assessments, kindly email your request to reception@bhckids.com.au, and we will reach out to guide you through the booking process.
Booking with a Speech Pathologist
We have partnered with Ladybug House to offer Speech Pathology to our patients. Our team of speech pathologists provide comprehensive assessment and therapy for children with a range of communication challenges.
To book an appointment, please call (03) 9101 0115 or email admin@ladybughouse.com.au
Booking with a Nutrition / Lactation Consultant
To schedule an appointment with our dietician and lactation consultant, please call our client care team on (03) 9108 7809.
On the Appointment Day
Does my child need to attend the appointment?
It is a Medicare requirement that the child must be present during the consult (including for Telehealth) for the parent to claim a Medicare rebate for their attendance. If you need to speak with your paediatrician without your child in the room, please arrange for a relative or trusted friend to supervise your child in the reception area during the appointment.
Claiming a Medicare Rebate
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.
NDIS
Brighton Health Clinic for Kids welcomes NDIS patients; however NDIS funding will not cover appointments to see our doctors. You may be able to use your funding for our allied health therapists if specified in your plan. Since we are not a NDIS registered provider, you can claim costs through NDIS if you are self-managed or plan-managed, but not if you are NDIA-managed.
Appointments must be paid for in full and claimed back through the NDIS. Please contact your NDIS plan coordinator for further information if you are unsure.
Cancelling your appointment
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.
Contacting your Doctor
Test Results
If your doctor has referred your child for testing (such as blood tests or imaging), they will likely recommend a follow-up appointment (in-person or via telehealth) to discuss the results. This ensures your child receives the necessary follow-up care.
If you have had tests requested elsewhere and would like to discuss them with your paediatrician, please call (03) 9108 7809 to schedule an appointment.
Repeat Prescription for Medications
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.
Getting to our Clinic
Parking
We are located at 202-204 Bay Street, Brighton. While there is plenty of free parking available, it may be limited during busy times. Please allow sufficient time for parking and to reach the clinic.
Public Transport
Brighton Health Clinic for Kids is a 5-minute walk from North Brighton Railway Station.
Patients with Separated Parents
About
At Brighton Health Clinic for Kids, we understand the challenges faced by separated parents when it comes to coordinating the care and treatment of their child.
Our primary focus is the child’s safety and well-being, while respecting both parents’ rights to participate in health decisions. To support effective collaboration with healthcare providers, we have established guidelines aimed at minimising the impact of conflict and communication challenges that may occur during relationship breakdown.
Legal Documentation
The parent or guardian who completes our intake process (the “Default Primary Parent”) warrants that they hold the legal authority to book, consent to, and manage appointments on the child’s behalf under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) or any relevant parenting order.
Parents generally hold equal shared parental responsibility for decisions about a child’s health unless a court order provides otherwise. Our intake process asks whether any parenting orders, consent orders, or other court orders exist, and we will request a copy before proceeding.
Where a court order restricts a parent or guardian’s access to information about the child, please provide a copy of the order with the relevant section highlighted; we will note this on your child’s file. We may also request supporting documentation from relevant statutory bodies (for example, child protection or family services) to help clarify decision-making authority.
The Default Primary Parent indemnifies Brighton Health Clinic for Kids against any claim, loss, or liability arising from a misrepresentation of their parental responsibility or authority to consent on the child’s behalf, or from a failure to inform the other parent as required under this policy.
Involvement in Appointments
Paediatricians prefer to see both parents who are sharing the care and decision making for their child. However our patient care team will seek advice and permission from the parent making the appointment, as to the appropriateness of having a shared appointment, or separate appointments for each parent. In cases where both parents are unable to be in the room together, we can offer one parent to link in via Telehealth.
If separate appointments are needed, please inform our patient care team. Standard consultation fees will apply and there is a fee for each appointment if separate appointments are required.
It is a Medicare requirement that the child must be present during the consult (including for Telehealth) for the parent to claim a Medicare rebate for their attendance. If you need to speak with your paediatrician without your child in the room, please arrange for a relative or trusted friend to supervise your child in the reception area during the appointment.
Appointment Information Sharing
When one parent schedules an appointment, it is their responsibility to inform the other parent and invite them if appropriate. We do not automatically offer the other parent the appointment details and the right to attend the appointment.
If the appointment is made by one parent, it is the responsibility of this parent to inform the other parent, invite them to attend, and provide feedback to them.
Communication Policy
Our practice management software designates a “default primary parent” for each child, to whom all communications about that child are automatically directed, including reminder emails and text messages.
Occasionally, this can cause issues — for example, when a non-default parent books an appointment but reminders are still sent to the default parent. We operate on the assumption that separated parents maintain a framework of joint parental responsibility, which legally requires them to coordinate and share information with each other.
The non-default parent may contact us directly to request copies of correspondence or reports, or to attend or arrange their own appointment. Standard consultation fees apply to any additional appointment.
We do our best to support individual family circumstances, but we cannot accommodate complex personalised communication arrangements. If this policy causes any issues for your family, please discuss your concerns with our patient care team.
Sharing Clinical Information
Clinic correspondence and letters will be sent to the parent who attends the appointment and it is the responsibility of that parent to forward information and reports to other parent. The doctors do not have the capacity to provide separate feedback to each parent without separate appointment time being made to do this. They welcome both parents to attend appointments and will provide copies of correspondence to each parent, if specifically requested.
Joint Decision-Making
We expect separated parents to work together respectfully and cooperatively when making decisions about their child’s medical treatment, wherever possible. Both parents should be involved in deciding whether to commence medication or begin intervention therapy.
Cooperation between parents is necessary for therapeutic interventions to be effective. Where parents disagree about a therapeutic decision, our clinicians’ role is to provide an opinion rather than to require or pursue a particular outcome.
For specific interventions such as prescribing non-essential medication, our clinicians will not proceed with the recommended treatment unless both parents agree.
Our clinicians are not able to mediate disagreements between parents about a child’s treatment. It remains the parents’ responsibility to resolve these disagreements, including, if necessary, through family dispute resolution or the Family Court.
Emergency Care
In an emergency, our clinicians may make the clinical decisions necessary in the child’s best interests, even where one parent or guardian cannot be reached at the time.
Mandatory Reporting
Our clinicians are mandatory reporters under applicable state and territory child protection legislation. Where a clinician has reasonable grounds to suspect a child is at risk of harm, they are required by law to report this, regardless of any parental consent arrangement or other provision in this policy.
Payment Responsibility
Payment is to be made on the day of the child’s appointment. If there is legal agreement that requires the other parent to pay all or part of the treatment costs, it is the attending parent’s responsibility to settle account and collect reimbursement from the other parent.
Conflict Resolution
Where there is significant conflict, the doctor reserves the right to review the court orders, obtain signed consent from both parents, or limit their services until dispute has been resolved. If necessary, your doctor may discharge a family from their services if the conflict is disruptive to the clinic or impedes the care of the child.
Reports, Medico-Legal Requests & Custody Disputes
Our clinical reports and correspondence are prepared for the purpose of your child’s medical care and are not intended for medico-legal or custody-related purposes. We are unable to accept referrals, or prepare reports, where the primary purpose is to generate evidence for family law or custody proceedings. Families requiring an assessment for these purposes should seek a referral to an appropriately qualified independent medico-legal practitioner.
Mature Minors
As children grow older, their own views, preferences, and capacity to make decisions about their health care will increasingly be taken into account, consistent with the “mature minor” (Gillick competence) principle and relevant professional and legal guidelines. This may affect who is given access to a young person’s health information as they approach adolescence.