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Privacy Policy

Information about your medical and family history is needed to provide accurate medical diagnoses and appropriate treatment. Medical care requires that each member of your medical team has full knowledge of your health information. To ensure the quality and continuity of your health care, your health information may be communicated to or requested from other health care providers from time to time. For billing and medical rebate purposes, some information is provided to account administrators including Medicare, private health funds, the hospital, the anaesthetist, and assistant surgeon. This practice will endeavour to protect your privacy in compliance with the privacy legislation.

Informed Financial Consent

Medical expenses incurred as a result of consultations and surgical procedures with Dr Abdullah Rana/Dr Izhar-Ul Haque/Dr Nigel Da Silva are the patient’s responsibility. Full payment is required on the day of the consultation. “Out of pocket” expenses may occur with surgical procedures. These are unfortunately not claimable from Medicare or your health fund.

Consultation Fees

Initial Consultation (104) : $210.00 (Rebate of $81.30 from Medicare).

Subsequent Consultation (105) : $110.00 (rebate of $40.85 from Medicare)

Any Uninsured (no Private health) or Overseas (No Medicare) accounts will need to be paid in full prior to any procedures and can be provided an itemised receipt for claiming.

Personal Health Information Consent

I give my consent to Dr Abdullah Rana/Dr Izhar-Ul Haque/ Dr Nigel Da Silva and staff to collect, use and disclose my personal health information for the purpose of providing to me the highest quality and continuity of health care and in expectation that he will do so as practicable in accordance with privacy legislation and the privacy policy of this practice. I give my consent for any medical records be released to Dr Abdullah Rana/Dr Izhar-Ul Haque/Dr Nigel Da Silva. I understand that it is my responsibility to pay any “out of pocket” expenses incurred for my treatment.