All Medicare-eligible consultations are bulk billed for eligible patients with a valid Medicare card. Some items, including privately purchased vaccines and consumables, attract a fee.
Dr Saly Ahmed with an older patient
Health assessments, vaccines, care plans and medicine reviews for older adults in Delacombe and Ballarat’s west, with practice nurses who help you stay on top of it all.
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Tap a stage, or let it play through, to see the checks, screening and vaccines worth talking about with your GP.
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Staying active
Keep moving, keep up with screening and look after heart health and long-term conditions.
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Vaccines and prevention
The free shingles and annual flu vaccines, plus screening and chronic condition care.
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Health assessments
A yearly health assessment, the free RSV vaccine and a review of your medicines.
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Independence
Support to stay safe and independent at home, including falls prevention and aged care referrals.
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Support for you too
Caring for a partner or parent is a big job. Your health matters as well.
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Long-term conditions
Regular reviews and a coordinated plan for heart disease, diabetes, lung conditions and arthritis.
Worth talking about with your GP
Everything we offer to help older adults stay healthy, independent and well supported. Choose a service to see what’s involved, how long to book, any costs and which GPs have an interest in it.
Book online, or call reception and let us know if it’s a health assessment or vaccine so we can book the right length.
Our GPs have interests in chronic disease and geriatric medicine, and our practice nurses Sam and Ritu support health assessments and care plans.
A few things that help:
Bring all your medicines, including vitamins and creams, or a current list.
You’re welcome to bring a family member or carer to your appointment.
Health assessments, care plans and several concerns need a longer appointment.
Suitable follow-ups and scripts can often be done by phone or video.
Our GPs speak languages including Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Tamil and Urdu. Interpreters can also be arranged.
Common questions from our patients. For anything else, our reception team is happy to help.
Book online Health JournalFree vaccines for older adults: RSV, flu, shingles and pneumococcalSince 15 May 2026, a single dose of RSV vaccine is free under the National Immunisation Program for adults aged 75 and over, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 60 and over.
A yearly check for people aged 75 and over covering health, medicines, memory, mood, mobility and support at home. It usually involves a practice nurse and your GP.
Yes. You’re welcome to bring a family member or carer.
Home visits can only be arranged in certain circumstances, and none of our GPs are currently doing home visits. Please speak with reception about your needs.
Yes. Your GP can talk about your needs and make a referral to My Aged Care.
Eligible GP consultations are bulk billed with a valid Medicare card. Some procedures may attract a fee, and reception will confirm first.
Since 15 May 2026, the free RSV vaccine is available under the National Immunisation Program for adults aged 75 and over, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 60 and over. Book your free RSV vaccine at 75, along with flu and shingles vaccines and a 75+ health assessment, at Delacombe Medical Centre.
Open seven days at Pad 1, Delacombe Town Centre. Bulk billed for eligible patients with a valid Medicare card.
General information only. Your GP will advise what is right for you. In an emergency, call 000.
