Adelaide Road Clinic - Urban

Operating as an outer metropolitan centre with approximately 15,000 patients a wide range of patients and disorders are treated at this centre. These include children, families, the word injured, women and the elderly, as well as hostel patients. The practice is fully computerized and a registered nurse supports all consulting sessions. In addition, primary-care nurse for health services is available. The Practice also hosts medical students from Adelaide and Flinders University. Full time registrars have their own consulting room with Internet access. We use best Practice for our clinical records and Zedmed for appointments and billing.

Address:
25 Adelaide Road Gawler, South Australia, 5118

Phone:
(08) 8522 1466

Fax:
(08) 8522 5657

Email:
ajp@adelaideroadclinic.com.au

Principal Contact:
Amber Parham

GP Supervisor(s):
Dr Malcolm Richards

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

Number of GPs in Practice:
FT: 6 PT: 2

Branches:
Gawler GP Inc.

ASGC-RA Classification:
1

Website:
www.adelaideroadclinic.com.au

Allied health:
Visiting hearing aid specialist and counsellors.

Special interests, services and procedures offered:
General medicine, ECG’s, audiometry and spirometry, application and removal of plaster, excisions, suturing of wounds, childhood and adult immunisations, pre employment medicals, recall system for pap smears, asthma and diabetes checks, immunisations and health assessment for the over 75’s.
The practice also provides work cover, home visits, health assessments, and enhanced primary care plans.

Description of region:
The Town of Gawler is Approximately 40 km north of Adelaide and 15 km south of the Barossa wine region.
The community is served by a 56 bed local hospital managed by the local GPs with excellent backup from visiting consultants from Adelaide in nearly all specialties. The nearest large teaching hospital utilized for training purposes is only 20 minutes south.

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Regional Highlights

  • Registrar testimonial:
    "There is excellent supervisor support, training and access to electronic resources."
  • Celebrity status:
    The television show 'McLeod's Daughters' is filmed on a property just outside Gawler's northern fringe.
  • Trivia:
    Former Australian cricketer Darren Lehmann was born in Gawler in 1970.
  • Kingsford Hotel:
    Gawler is home to the famous Kingsford Hotel, which opened in 1851.
  • Sports:
    Gawler is also home to the South Gawler Football Club.