Frequently Asked Questions - Southern Podiatry Centre, Nowra

We attempt to offer our patients appointments as soon as possible; same day appointments are sometimes available. 

No, if you are a privately funded patient you can see a podiatrist without a referral. You will require a doctor's referral if your visit will be funded by Medicare or The Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

For your initial podiatry appointment, please bring along any doctors' letters or referrals and any scans or x-rays you have of the affected area. If requiring a biomechanical assessment please bring all of your most commonly worn shoes. If you have private health insurance, bring your card as we can claim for your treatment on the spot with Tyro. 

Your podiatrist will complete an assessment of your complaint and provide you with a preliminary diagnosis. A plan for podiatric treatment and management will be devised from this assessment. Treatment may consist of footcare, dry needling, education self-management techniques, supervised exercise and prescription of a home exercise program.

If you are unable to attend your appointment, please contact us as soon as possible. 

The gap between the total cost of treatment and the amount that health funds cover varies for each health fund and type of cover. We use Tyro so if you bring you private health fund card, we can process your rebate on the spot so you will only need to pay the gap. If you would like to know what the gap will be before your consultation, you will need to contact your private health fund.

In some circumstances, patients may be referred to podiatry by their general practitioner under the Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Scheme. With this referral, you pay the full fee on the day of your consultation and you will be reimbursed $53.80 from Medicare. Patients are able to claim reimbursement for 5 allied health consultations per year.