Your Rights and Responsibilities (English)
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Your right to information, to decide about your care, to consent to treatment, to receive appropriate care and for confidentiality
Leigh Creek Health Service
Contact details
For all emergencies phone 000
Postal address: PO Box 77 Leigh Creek SA 5731
The Leigh Creek Health Service is part of the Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network.
The service is supported by a fortnightly visiting GP service, once a week pharmacy service, 24/7 emergency medical support and a range of visiting community-based services.
General medical assistance
In a medical emergency, always call Triple Zero (000) for an ambulance
The clinic can be contacted 24 hours, seven days a week for emergency medical support on telephone (08) 8678 6022
For general medical assistance, you may:
- attend the clinic during operating hours
- contact the clinic staff after hours by calling the clinic telephone number
- use the telephone at the main entrance of the clinic.
All after-hours calls are diverted to the on-call Clinical Practice Consultant, who will assess your needs. They will provide advice or request to that you attend the clinic, either immediately or at an agreed time.
If you are not able to be treated on-site and require a higher level of care than can be provided at the clinic, you will be transferred to another facility. How you are transferred will depend on the level of and urgency of the care that you require. Transfer arrangements will be made by the Clinical Practice Consultant.
Opening hours
Opening hours are 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.
Car parking
There is parking onsite, including disabled parking.
Disabled access
The building is wheelchair accessible and there are toilets for people with disability. Please ask at Reception.
Consumer Feedback
We value feedback from patients and take your concerns, suggestions and complaints seriously. Please use the Consumer Feedback form to provide your feedback.