Family Practice Unit - Urban

The Family Practice Unit is a busy outer suburban general practice providing a comprehensive range of services to the local community. It was established in 1979 by Professor Timothy Murrell.
The practice has 3 main aims, to provide a quality patient service, to provide a teaching unit to medical udergraduates, postgraduates and allied health professionals and to undertake research in general practice areas. The practice is well organised with dedicated doctors and staff. The practice provides a bright clean and spacious setting for the provision of general practice and associated services. The practice has 10 consulting rooms and a large well equipped treatment room.
Family Practice Unit also has three practice nurses including a nurse practitioner candidate. 

Address:
1009 Lower North East Rd Highbury, South Australia, 5089

Phone:
(08) 8263 9388

Fax:
(08) 8265 4446

Email:
fpu@fpu.com.au

Principal Contact:
Ms Nicole Smith

GP Supervisor(s):
Dr Robert Hagger

Hours of business:
Mon to Fri 8am - 9pm
Sat 8.00am - 12.00pm
Sun & Public Holidays 10am - 12pm

Number of GPs in Practice:
FT: 8 PT: 6

Website:
www.adelaideunicare.com.au

Allied health:
Psychologist, physiotherapist, and exercise physiologist.

Special interests, services and procedures offered:
Gastroenterologist,Chronic Health care plans, family planning services, general surgeon, annual health assessments, and pathology collection centre on site.

The Practice seeks to provide comprehensive treatment by promoting good health as well as providing curative and palliative care. Important aspects of this are: Immunization, blood pressure checks, smear tests and breast examination for women and referral when appropriate for mammography, blood tests for cholesterol, screening for diabetes, dietary advice, stress management, advice on regular exercise, grief counseling, and assistance in stopping smoking.

Description of region
Highbury is a suburb of Adelaide, located within the City of Tea Tree Gully. It is adjacent the suburbs of Hope Valley and Dernancourt. Local services include pubs, supermarkets and a post office.

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Regional Highlights

  • Waterworld Aquatic Centre
    The newly redeveloped Waterworld at Tea Tree Gully will refresh and entertain. Relaxing in this beautiful natural environment is effortless. Complete with additional shade areas, new café, BBQ facilities and upgraded 50 metre pool and learners pool, Waterworld is the place to be this summer.
  • Westfield Tea Tree Plaza
    A large South Australian shopping centre located in Modbury, north-east of Adelaide. It is linked to the city by Adelaide's unique O-Bahn system, which terminates at the Tea Tree Plaza Interchange, and as such is a major hub for Adelaide's northern suburbs. Tea Tree Plaza is the second largest shopping centre in Adelaide.
  • The Hope Valley Reservoir
    A 2840 megalitre service reservoir in Hope Valley. When completed in 1873 it was the second reservoir constructed in Adelaide; it is the oldest still in use in South Australia.It covers 52 hectares (128 acres) and is retained behind a 950-metre (3,117 ft) long clay-cored earth wall. Water is transferred from the River Torrens via a tunnel and aqueduct.