Private Billing July 1st 2026 – Uraidla Family Practice will be moving to a private billing model. This change has been carefully considered to help ensure we can continue providing high-quality care and maintain the long-term sustainability of our clinic. We remain committed to supporting the most vulnerable members of our community and will continue to consider individual circumstances. We understand that this may affect you and your family, and we’re here to help. Please feel free to speak with Dr Hou or our Practice Manager, Jess, if you would like to discuss what this means for you.
MyMedicare is a voluntary Federal Government program that strengthens your relationship with your GP and practice.
By registering, you may access:
- Improved continuity of care
- Longer Medicare-funded telehealth consultations
- Triple bulk billing incentives for eligible patients (under 16, pensioners, concession card holders)
- Enhanced GP support for residential aged care residents
- Better coordinated care if you frequently attend hospital
You can still receive care as usual if you choose not to register.
Eligibility:
- Medicare or DVA card
- Two face-to-face visits at the same practice in the past 24 months
- Exemptions apply for vulnerable patients
Register with Uraidla Family Practice:
- Online via the link above
- In person at reception
- Utilising Medicare Online Account or Express Plus Medicare Mobile app.
For more detailed information on MyMedicare click here.
Uraidla Family Practice is a true family practice situated in the beautiful Adelaide Hills amongst the vineyards, cherry orchards and apple orchards.
Just 15 minutes up from the eastern suburbs and twenty minutes from Mt Barker and Littlehampton, the practice offers same day appointments and quality family medical care.
As medical care becomes less personal in larger clinics with many doctors, there is a lot to be said for a traditional medical practice where you are known by the doctors and practice staff. Not only do the doctors know your medical history, they know your personality and how you manage your health. It is very easy to then recognise something out of the ordinary. The result is an early diagnosis of any problems.
At Uraidla Family Practice the determination is to keep the values of traditional family medicine alive in a welcoming, friendly environment.
All our doctors, nurses and staff are committed to a family based practice and offer services to the highest order.
KEEPING YOUR HEALTH IN MIND
As we continue to strive to keep our community safe from transmissible infections, please let our team know if you have a fever or respiratory symptoms when you are booking your appointment. Please do not enter the practice with these symptoms unless instructed otherwise.
We will be asking all patients to wear a mask if you have respiratory symptoms. These steps are to protect vulnerable patients that share the clinic as well as keeping our staff and doctors well.
Please remember if the team is sick, we can no longer help our patients.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency, such as difficulty breathing or chest pain.