Phone system down
Please note that we are experiencing intermittent phone outages due to a national overload on the network. We are working closely with our provider to have the service running as normal as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Coronavirus
Covid-19 presents a significant challenge to the Australian population and the Melanoma Centre is aware of the high level of community anxiety with regards to the spread of this infection.

Currently, we are continuing to see patients but have instituted a wide range of infection control measures to provide a safe environment for the doctors, staff and patients. These include social distancing, increased cleaning and sterilisation services and rigorous patient screening.

We also acknowledge that older people and people with on-going health problems who contract Covid-19 have a greater chance of developing significant respiratory problems.

The Melanoma Centre medical staff currently advise that:

All patients over the age of 60 and younger patients with significant co-morbidities such as heart disease, diabetes and on-going cancer treatment should consider deferring their routine skin examinations. We recommend the appointment be rescheduled for 3 months’ time and then reassessed closer to the date pending further development of the Covid-19 situation.

If patients feel the appointment is urgent and should not be deferred then availability will be made for either a full skin examination or a spot check depending on the need.

Patients younger than 60 years-old with no medical co-morbidities are advised to keep attending to their regular medical appointments.

The medical staff at the Melanoma Centre will be meeting regularly to reassess these recommendations.