Helping students access the health care they need
Bundaberg North State High School is excited to have been selected to participate in the GPs in Schools Pilot.
The Pilot is part of the Queensland Government's Student Wellbeing Package. The initiative is designed to make it easier for young people in Queensland schools to access the healthcare they need.
The Pilot means that our school has set up and is operating a fit-for-purpose GP clinic on school grounds. This clinic will provide students with access to a GP each Tuesday, during school terms.
What services will the GP provide?
Our school GP clinic offers secondary students the majority of services that young people are able to access from GPs in the community, including management of physical health, mental health, and sexual and reproductive health issues.
Will there be a cost for students to see the GP?
All visits to the GP will be provided at no cost to students or their families. The GP will bulk-bill all appointments through Medicare, so it is important that students bring their Medicare card (or their Medicare number) with them to their appointment.
If students are not eligible to access Medicare, the cost of the appointment will be covered by the school.
Our school clinic staff
Our school 's GP will be Dr Shanna Bailey, a General Practitioner (GP). Dr Bailey is works at the Branyan Clinic.
