Investigator Clinic - Rural

The lnvestigator Clinic is a large group-practice consisting of 15 doctors, who work 2-10 sessions each per week. The nursing staff and administrative team are led by a Practice Manager.
The Clinic has 11 consulting rooms with 3 nurses available. The Practice Nurses are responsible for triaging patients and assisting GPs with procedures.
Investigator Clinic provides Undergraduate Medical Student Education. The Clinic is also a teaching post for registrars and currently accredited with AGPAL.

Address:
19 Oxford Tce Port Lincoln, South Australia, 5606

Phone:
(08) 8683 0788

Fax:
(08) 8682 2040

Email:
lstarke@invclin.com.au

Principal Contact:
Lorraine Starke

GP Supervisor(s):
Dr Christine Lucas

Hours of business:
Mon to Fri: 8.00am - 5.30pm
Sat: 8.30am - 11.30am

Number of GPs in Practice:
FT: 11 PT: 4

Allied health:
A Childhood Immunisation Clinic is available each week.

Special interests, services and procedures offered:
Emergency medicine, sports medicine, dermatology, Aboriginal health, counselling, paediatrics, obstetrics, minor surgery, mental health, orthopaedics, palliative care, geriatrics and anaesthetics. The practice also operates an Asthma Clinic.

Specialist support is provided by a resident Surgeon and a resident Physician. Also, Visiting Specialists from various fields manage clinics .

Description of region:
Port Lincoln, located on the Eyre Peninsula is a rural city with a population of 15,000 people. Port Lincoln can be accessed by flight from Adelaide within 50 minutes or by car in seven hours.
Port Lincoln claims to be the seafood capital of Australia, due to a thriving aquaculture and fishing industry and large tourist population.

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Regional Highlights

  • Find out more about Dr Christine Lucas and her role as a Supervisor at The Investigator Clinic, in this extract from GP Leader: The AOGP Expedition.
  • Attractions:
    Galleries and quality art and craft outlets with local products and souvenirs . Places of interest nearby include national parks, surfing beaches, fishing, diving and whale watching. The shopping is extensive, offering everything from supermarkets and department stores to a myriad of specialty stores.
  • Sports:
    A range of sporting activities from water based activities through to hill walking, cycling, football, bowling, tennis, hockey, netball, and soccer.