Health Insights

The Doctors Glendale provides bulk billing antenatal shared care in partnership with John Hunter Hospital and other local maternity units for patients across Glendale, Cardiff, Edgeworth, Cameron Park, Wallsend, and the broader Lake Macquarie and Hunter region. Under the shared care model, most of your routine pregnancy appointments are managed by your GP at our Glendale clinic, with specialist reviews and delivery care provided by your hospital team. Saturday morning appointments are available. Book your first antenatal appointment before 10 weeks. For expectant families in the western Lake Macquarie and lower Hunter area, the prospect of attending every pregnancy appointment at

The Doctors Glendale performs Mirena (hormonal IUD) insertion and removal in-clinic at our Glendale practice, with no hospital referral required. Our GPs are trained and experienced in this procedure, which is suitable for most women including those who have not previously been pregnant. Bulk billing is available for eligible patients for the consultation; a small out-of-pocket fee may apply for non-eligible patients. Device costs apply separately. Saturday morning appointments are available. We see patients from Glendale, Cardiff, Edgeworth, Cameron Park, Wallsend, and across the Lake Macquarie region. Deciding to have a Mirena inserted is often straightforward once the decision has been

The Doctors Glendale provides bulk billing children's health services for families across Glendale, Cardiff, Edgeworth, Cameron Park, Wallsend, and the broader Lake Macquarie and Hunter region. Our GPs offer well-child checks, developmental assessments, the full National Immunisation Program schedule, newborn health checks, breastfeeding support, and same-day appointments for urgent childhood illness. Bulk billing applies to all children under 16. Saturday morning appointments are available. Children need healthcare that is accessible when it is needed, not just when an appointment happened to be available three weeks ago. At The Doctors Glendale, we have structured our practice to work for families with young

The Doctors Glendale provides bulk billing men's health services for eligible patients across Glendale, Cardiff, Edgeworth, Cameron Park, Wallsend, and the broader Lake Macquarie and Hunter region. Our GPs offer comprehensive health assessments covering cardiovascular risk, diabetes, prostate health, testosterone, sexual health, skin checks, and mental wellbeing. Saturday appointments are available alongside weekday bookings. Across Australia, men visit their GP significantly less often than women. The reasons are familiar: time pressure, uncertainty about whether a concern is serious enough, or simply the habit of getting on with things. But preventable conditions do not wait, and the gap between noticing something and

The Doctors Glendale offers bulk billing women's health services for eligible patients across Glendale, Cardiff, Edgeworth, Cameron Park, Wallsend, and the broader Lake Macquarie and Hunter region. Our GPs provide cervical screening, contraception advice, Implanon and Mirena insertion and removal, fertility and pre-conception support, antenatal shared care, breast health assessments, menopause and perimenopause management, and mental health care. Saturday morning appointments are available. Women's health is not a single specialty. It spans decades of physical and hormonal change, each stage with its own priorities and its own reasons to stay connected with a GP you trust. At The Doctors Glendale, we