Our offices are taking all the precautions recommended by the NSW Department of Health for managing COVID19 risks. You should not attend, or you should reschedule your appointment if you are unwell, have a cough, or have had close contact with a COVID-19 case.

Our office is located within the Northern Beaches Hospital or North Shore Private Hospital, so you will need to follow each hospitals requirements for entry, including possible masks.

Once at the office we will have hand sanitiser available, and maintain social distancing such as requesting you stand back from the reception desk.

All appointments are made by telephone on 99716348.

You will need a referral from your family doctor to claim a medicare rebate.

If you have a compensation claim such as Workcover, you will need approval from the insurance company before an appointment can be made.

Please note that it can take some time to park at both sites so allow adequate time.

Please bring all X-rays, scans or tests relevant to your problem. Many radiology practices are reluctant to give you the actual images. The result or report alone is not adequate. Kindly request they give the images to you. On a "disc" or CD is fine. Dr Hile does not look up images "on line", and the radiology practices do not “send” the images.

If you are referred from a local facility such as the Urgent Care Centre at Mona Vale, make sure you bring the discharge referral letter, and your X-rays on a disc or CD. Dr Hile cannot access the MV Urgent Care Centre X-rays. You may need to go back to the Urgent Care Centre to get your X-ray disc if they did not give it to you on the day.

Fees

You will be advised of the fees when making your appointment. Payment on the day is expected. Medicare will give you a rebate towards Dr Hile's fees. Dr Hile does not "bulk bill". We only accept electronic fund transfer and not cash.

Public Hospital Clinic at RNSH

If you wish to see Dr Hile in the public hospital system, he has an outpatients clinic at RNSH. If you are not in a health fund, that is where you will need to book an appointment to see Dr Hile. You will be required to email your referral to nslhd-accreferrals@health.nsw.gov.au. Call RNSH on 99267111 and ask for ambulatory care appointments if you have any questions.