Yes   Name of insurer: Mediprotect

Angaston is one of the three main towns making up the heart of the Barossa Valley which is famous for fine wine and food production. It is located 85km north of Adelaide and is within 8km of the towns of Nuriootpa and Tanunda. Angaston has a population of approximately 2,000 and the nearby Barossa area has a population of approximately 18,000. Angaston looks very much like a European village with historical buildings and plenty of fine alfresco restaurants along the main street. The practice is conveniently located in the main street of Angaston next to the pharmacy. We also have remote clinics at Swan Reach and Blanchetown which are 80km to the east. The practice services most of the area in between.

Health information The Barossa region has two general hospitals. One is located at Angaston which is only 1km from the practice. The Angaston Hospital is a 26 bed hospital offering inpatients, surgical and 24 hour accident and emergency services. The other hospital is located at Tanunda and is a 23 bed hospital offering inpatients, surgical, obstetric and 24 hour accident and emergency services. There is an operating theatre for visiting surgeons and local GPs who have regular operating lists.

The practice is owned equally by 8 partners (6 males and 2 females). There is also one assistant employed by the practice in addition to the registrars. We also have full time students from both Flinders and Adelaide Universities. The clinic building is old and traditional from the outside and modern and fresh on the inside with excellent facilities. There are eight consulting rooms, a large waiting area, a three bed treatment room, nurse's station, student's study room and a large meeting/lunch room. The treatment room has three full time nurses and caters for ECG, spirometry, cryotherapy, plaster, immunisations, removals and minor surgery. There is a second facility in the same street which is called the Angaston Better Health Unit. This facility has four consulting rooms and a reception area and houses our mental health nurse, chronic disease nurse, psychologist and Healthscope Pathology collection centre. This unit was set up predominately as a Chronic Disease Management Unit.

Monday - Friday 9:00am - 6:15pm

Saturday 9:00am - 12:30pm

A number of specialists/consultants visit the local hospitals on either a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis. The services provided include: orthopaedics, gynaecologist, gastroenterology, plastics and reconstruction, general surgeon, ophthalmology and urology.

The following services are offered by the practice to patients (registrars would involvement or access to most of these services): ante-natal, obstetrics, ECGs, spirometry, mental health, travel medicine, minor surgery, acupuncture, removal of skin defects, cryotherapy, Quit Smoking program, Chronic Disease Management, women's health, sports medicine and anesthetics.  

A fully equipped and stocked consulting room will be available. We have a very skilled and caring medical team and great, friendly staff. We set a high standard for ourselves for patient care and general practice management. The practice is located in a lovely setting and all the best restaurants/cafes are only meters away. We have a dynamic meeting/lunch room with a great coffee machine.