[MURDOCH][A - Z INDEX][PEOPLE][SEARCH]
     
 

Health and Counselling

 MURDOCH UNIVERSITY
 

About the Health Service

Opening Hours | Making an Appointment | Costs | Services Provided | Emergencies

Medical Emergencies

Murdoch Campus: Dial 333 (for internal phones)

Rockingham Campus: Dial 7333 (for internal phones) or 9553 7333 (for external line)

Peel Campus: Dial 5555 (for internal phones) or 9582 5555 (for external line)

In the case of a medical EMERGENCY dial one of the above numbers. The number rings through to an open access line, alerting immediately the nurse, the emergency response team or a first aid officer, and/or ambulance service.

The Health Service provides quality medical and nursing services on campus.

The services of both the nurse and doctors are available to all full-time, part-time or external students enrolled at Murdoch University. Currently, no clinical services are provided at Rockingham or Peel Campuses; the nurses, however, conduct health promotion activities at each campus.

The on-campus, bulk-billing GP service provides consultations to students only. Unfortunately, due to the heavy student patient load, access to GPs is focused on meeting the medical needs of Murdoch's student population.

Staff may see the campus nurse on a walk-in basis at no cost. Staff requiring on-going medical care should ensure they have their own GP off-campus.

Opening Hours

A registered nurse is in attendance daily Monday to Friday during the following sessions: 10am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-3:30pm.

The nurse can be contacted at other times between 9am -4:30pm for matters of priority and emergency.

Doctors are in attendance on Monday to Friday usually from 8.30am.

Making An Appointment

You will need an appointment to see one of the doctors and these can be made by calling in at reception or calling 9360 2293. Appointments are available on a daily basis.

You can see the nurse by just calling in, or by making an appointment on 9360 2293.

Costs

All nursing and first aid services on campus are free to students. Staff are asked to pay a $5.00 fee only if extensive resources are used.

The campus doctors bulk bill patients.

International students who have current health cover with OSHC Worldcare and Medibank Private will have their consultation fee to see a doctor paid by direct billing to their health care provider.

Services Provided

The Service is well equipped and provides a full range of medical and nursing services on campus, including:

general medical check-ups and consultations

pap smears

STD checks

breast examinations

de-sensitisation injections for allergies

suture insertion/removal

pregnancy tests

blood sugar monitoring

blood pressure monitoring

immunisation

vaccinations for travelling

cholesterol checks

ear syringing

wound dressings

treatment of colds and headaches

health counselling - nutrition, weight loss, sexual health, drug abuse, etc.

A sick room is available for students or staff experiencing acute or immobilising illness while on campus. Students with disabilities are assisted with toileting and other procedures.

A First Aid attendant is located in each building.

The Health Service provides ongoing educational services to the campus community on maintaining good health. An extensive pamphlet and article library is available, and staff are happy to assist you in finding any information you might want on a wide range of health matters.

Health Promotions are conducted each year.

Senior First Aid and C.P.R. Training Courses

Senior First Aid and C.P.R. courses are run regularly on campus by a Senior First Aid instructor and the nurse. To book, phone 9360 2430.

 
[MURDOCH][PEOPLE][A - Z INDEX][SEARCH]

Document Author: Office of Central Student Administration
Document Contact: Webmaster
Authorised by: Darren Munday, Director <d.munday@murdoch.edu.au>
Disclaimer & Copyright Notice © 2007 Murdoch University

Document creation: 26/6/2006
Expiry date: N/A
Last Modified: 25 February 2009

URL: http://health.murdoch.edu.au /hs.html