01/08/26 New update fees
As of 1 August 2026, our consultation fees have increased.
We have not increased our fees in the past two years and have worked hard to keep this increase as fair as possible. We understand that the rising cost of living has affected many people, and we appreciate your understanding.
If you have any questions or concerns about our fees, please speak with your doctor at the time of your consultation.
For more information, please refer to our Fees tab.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
24/07/26 New Tenant Doctor at Pittwater Family Pracitce!
Welcome Dr Rahul Malhotra to Pittwater Family Practice
We are delighted to welcome Dr Rahul Malhotra to Pittwater Family Practice. We are excited to have him join our practice and know that he will provide exceptional care to our wonderful patients.
Dr Malhotra brings a wealth of experience and shares our commitment to delivering high-quality, compassionate healthcare. We are confident he will be a valued addition to our practice, working alongside our dedicated doctors to continue providing the outstanding care our patients expect.
Dr Malhotra will be consulting on Mondays and Thursdays, commencing 20 August. Appointments with Dr Malhotra will be available to book soon, and we look forward to introducing him to our practice community.
Hot Doc – Scams
Hot Doc is aware of some phishing attempts circulating that reference healthcare booking platforms. While these are not sent by HotDoc, they want to make it easy for patients and our team to recognise what official HotDoc communication looks like.
Scam activities we’re currently monitoring:
Happy New Year from our wonderful practice nurses! ✨
Some of you may have had the pleasure of being treated by Nurse Ashley and Nurse Linda during 2025. They care for our patients with patience, kindness, and a big smile, making every visit a little brighter… and we love their beautiful, colorful scrubs! 💛✨ We’re also lucky to have Nurses Kathleen and Saskia, who step in from time to time to keep our patients happy and cared for. 🙌
20/12/25
Season’s Greetings from Our Practice
As the year comes to a close and the holiday season is upon us, we would like to take a moment to thank you for trusting us with your care. It has been our privilege to support you and your family’s health throughout the past year.
The end of the year is a time for reflection, gratitude, and connection. We are grateful for the relationships we’ve built with our patients and for the opportunity to care for our community. Our team remains committed to providing compassionate, high-quality medical care and supporting your health goals now and in the year ahead.
During this festive season, we encourage you to take time to rest, recharge, and enjoy moments with loved ones. Please remember to prioritise your health, and don’t hesitate to reach out if you need care or guidance.
From all of us at our practice, we wish you a joyful Christmas, a healthy holiday season, and a happy, healthy New Year. We look forward to continuing to care for you in the coming year.
From all the doctors, nurses, reception staff, practice manager and business owner.
13/11/25
We are reintroducing COVID-19 vaccines at our practice, as they are now available in a convenient single-dose format.
Please see below to check if you are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. Please call reception to book in.
Advice about regular COVID-19 vaccinations
Regular COVID-19 vaccinations are the best way to maintain your protection against severe illness, hospitalisation and death from COVID-19.
They are especially important for anyone aged 65 years or older and people at higher risk of severe COVID-19.
As with all vaccinations, people are encouraged to discuss the vaccine options available to them with their health practitioner. You can also use the vaccine eligibility tool to determine whether you are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination.
| Less than 5 years | 5 to 17 years | 18 to 64 years | 65 to 74 years | 75 years and older | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without severe immunocompromise | Not recommended | Not recommended | Consider a dose every 12 months | Recommended every 12 months and can consider a dose every 6 months | Recommended every 6 months |
| With severe immunocompromise | Not recommended | Consider a dose every 12 months | Recommended every 12 months and can consider a dose every 6 months | Recommended every 12 months and can consider a dose every 6 months | Recommended every 6 months |
New Doctor a the practice! – 23/7/25
We would like to welcome Dr Gilda Brunello to Pittwater Family Practice as a tenant doctor!
Dr Gilda Brunello has worked in General Practice in Brisbane, and the Lower North Shore of Sydney with an interest in mental health, women’s health, Paediatrics, adolescent health, sexual health, preventative health and chronic disease.
Over the last 5 years Gilda has been working in the youth mental health service, headspace, working in multiple centers throughout Sydney. She has also worked for the NGO, Uniting in the Adult Mental Health Service and the Youth Enhanced Support Service as a Mental Health General Practitioner.
In 2023 she completed a Certificate in Psychiatry and became an accredited Eating Disorder provider.
In addition to work at Pittwater Family Practice Gilda also work in a Psychiatry practice with a special interest in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Gilda believes that general practice providing a place where the health of the mind and the body comes together to provide whole person care within a long term, trusting, collaborative and inclusive relationship.
We are very excited to welcome Dr Gilda Brunello to our team. She brings a wealth of knowledge in some of the most important issues people are facing in today’s society.
Updated Doctor changes – 22/7/25
Dr Maddie Southey now has a skin clinic on Tuesdays. in addition to Dr Jeff Cavanaugh’s skin clinic on Wednesdays.
Dr Maddie Southey is now doing our Iron Infusion clinic.
Thank you for your understanding and ongoing support.
Updated charges
AS of the 1st of May all workers compensation consultation will need to be paid in full by the patient and the patient can get reimbursed by there insurer.
We now have a charge of $60 for ear syringing procedure.
Iron Infusion Clinic
Dr. Maddie Southey is now offering Iron Infusion Clinics at our practice.
For full details, please visit the Iron Infusion Clinic tab on our homepage.
We also offer iron infusions to new patients who are not currently registered with the practice.
To book an appointment or for any enquiries, please call our reception team — we’re happy to help!
Dr. Maddie Southey has joined us at Pittwater Family Practice!
Dr Maddie Southey is taking bookings now and is available Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays with some additional days as well. check out her bio on the website.
02/04/2024 – Quick Consults
We now have Quick Consults
Quick Consults is a service that allows patient’s the option make requests such as repeat prescriptions for regular medications or referrals for regularly attended Specialist appointments. These requests are sent directly to your doctor to action. This is only eligible for patients who have been seen for an appointment at the practice before.
Existing patients to your practice can go to your HotDoc booking page to request a script or referral, consent to your practice’s terms, select their regular Practitioner and a preferred delivery method, then select a payment method. Patient’s funds will then be pre-authorised for 5 business days and they will then receive an email to confirm their request has been sent to the practice. You can view the status and history of Your requests in your HotDoc account.
All repeat requests can be approved, declined or reassigned to different practitioners where appropriate. Patient’s will receive a confirmation email once their request is approved or declined, and the practitioner can add a note to the patient with customised information to communicate with them directly.
12/3/2024
Important announcement:
After 35 years at Pittwater Family Practice, the time has come for Dr. Peter Brennan to lay down his stethoscope.
Dr. Brennan has officially retired from the practice. His dedication, compassion, and care over the past three and a half decades have left a lasting impact on his patients and colleagues alike.
Please be assured that the high standard of care Dr. Brennan provided will continue. A new doctor will be joining our team to care for Dr. Brennan’s patients, alongside the other experienced doctors at our practice.
Pittwater Family Practice recently underwent an AGPAL accreditation – what does this mean?
Being accredited means that our general practice is committed to a comprehensive program which
involves:
- Engaging our whole practice team to review our practice’s systems and processes
- Opening our practice doors to allow a team of independent surveyors to assess how our practice
operates
- Assessment of our practice, and achievement of the nationally recognised Royal Australian
College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Standards for general practices, that focus on health
care quality and patient safety.
To achieve accreditation, a practice team works over a 12-month period to implement the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Standards for general practices. The RACGP Standards provide a recognised national benchmark for general practices and services, and a template for quality care and risk management.
Areas of focus during an on-site assessment for accreditation include: ensuring vaccines are within their use-by-date and stored at the correct temperatures, that the practice’s equipment is clean and sterile, practice staff are up-to-date with their training, and the practice has emergency care available.
As a member of the community you may be surprised to learn that general practice accreditation is a voluntary process – which means not all practices undergo an independent on-site assessment on a regular basis.
Achievement of AGPAL accreditation reassures you that our doctors and practice team are committed to providing you with high quality health care in a safe environment.
Next time you visit our practice be sure to look out for the AGPAL Accredited General Practice Symbol (below) or our accreditation certificate. Our practice team is proud of this achievement and as part of this process we continuously strive to make quality improvements to better your patient experience.
Pittwater Family Practice received a national award of accreditation, demonstrating its commitment to quality and safety within its practice.
“Achieving accreditation is a major achievement for any practice and a clear demonstration that Pittwater Family Practice is striving to improve their level of care to both patients and the community,” he said. “Practices seek accreditation because they want to do their best and view this as another step towards excellence in patient care.”
“We want community members, nationwide to know that their wellbeing is our priority. By choosing to attend an AGPAL accredited practice, patients know they will get quality and safe care that meets the RACGP Standards.”
Shingrix
We have been given a limited amount of the Shingrix vaccines each month. To book in call reception.
From 1 November 2023, the shingles vaccine Shingrix® will replace Zostavax® on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule for the prevention of shingles and post-herpetic neuralgia. It will be available for eligible people most at risk of complications from shingles.
A 2-dose course of Shingrix® will be available for free for:
- people aged 65 years and older
- First Nations people aged 50 years and older
- immunocompromised people aged 18 years and older with the following medical conditions:
- haemopoietic stem cell transplant
- solid organ transplant
- haematological malignancy
- advanced or untreated HIV.
Unlike Zostavax®, Shingrix® does not contain any live virus so it can be given to people aged 18 years and over who are immunocompromised.
4/10/2023
If you hold a valid Medicare or Department of Veterans’ Affairs Veteran card and have been to see us in person twice over the last 24 months, you’re now eligible to register in MyMedicare. MyMedicare formalises the relationships between patients, their general practice and their preferred GP. By registering in MyMedicare you can access longer funded telehealth consultations with our practice. For more information, chat to us at your next appointment, or visit health.gov.au/MyMedicare.
How do you register?
- Its takes less than 1 minute to do via the Medicare express app
- Or you My Gov account.
- We have a form to complete if the above options are not suited.
What are the Benefits????
It is voluntary and free to register in MyMedicare. When you register in MyMedicare, it will notify your general practice that you have chosen them as your regular care team. Additional funding will be available from the government to help them provide the care you need.
MyMedicare patients will have access to:
- greater continuity of care with your registered practice, improving health outcomes
- longer Medicare Benefit Scheme (MBS) funded telehealth consultations with your GP
- triple bulk billing incentive for longer MBS telehealth consultations for children under 16, pensioners, and concession card holders, from 1 November 2023
- more regular visits from your GP and better care planning for people living in a residential aged care home, from August 2024
- connections to more appropriate care in general practice for people who visit hospital frequently, from mid-2024.
16/3/2022
We are a accredited Yellow fever practice. The good news is with travel recommencing you will need the Yellow Fever vaccine to go to specific countries. We are happy to announce we have Yellow Fever vaccines back in stock. So speak to the receptionist about booking it in if you require it.
- Online Bookings
Did you know that you can now book your appointments with us online? Here’s a quick video to show you how it all works:
You can download the HotDoc app simply by clicking on the following link: https://goo.gl/xMTyvH
