13Sick National Home Doctor
Every family should have a General Practitioner (GP) that they know and trust. However, when you need urgent medical care, but your GP is closed, 13SICK National Home Doctor (13SICK) can help. With more than 400 doctors in our team, 13SICK is Australia's largest network of home visiting doctors. Our doctors treat patients with acute, episodic conditions (e.g. gastro, UTI, migraine, respiratory infections) on weeknights, weekends and public holidays. This year we will see more than 1 million patients at home and in aged care facilities. We bulk bill all home visits for patients with a Medicare or Gold DVA card. If the patient does not have a Medicare or Gold DVA card, you can still book a doctor home visit and pay by credit card (Visa or MasterCard). We will issue you a receipt, which you can take to Medicare for a full refund. Telehealth consultations may incur a fee if your general practice does not subscribe to National Home Doctor and/or if you have not attended a face-to-face visit with your GP in the past 12-months. All doctors carry a bag stocked with starter packs of common medications, so in many cases, patients can start treatment immediately. Following the home visit, we send a medical report to the patient’s GP the next day, ensuring continuity of care.
Weekdays from 6pm
Saturdays from 12pm
All-day Sunday and public holidays
Book online from 6pm Monday to Friday, 12pm Saturday and all-day Sunday and public holidays and save the hospital Emergency Department for emergencies.
Flexible career options
Work/life balance
19AB/10 year moratorium doctors able to work in Metro areas
For many National Home Doctors, it is the flexibility and independence of medical deputising that makes it such an appealing career option. There are many pathways to choose within the service, from visiting a few patients on your way home from your other job, to making it a full time career and becoming a Medical Director.
Meeting a real need in the community
- After hours care for the community's most vulnerable
- Bulk billed* service
- Reducing pressure on the hospital Emergency Departments
- Supporting GPs after hours with continuity of care for their patients
This year, our 400 doctors will treat the most vulnerable patients in our society, providing the highest quality care in the after hours for acute, episodic illness and injury.
We are accountable for our service to the community and with you on our team, you'll be helping some of the most vulnerable patients in our society, with our bulk billed* service accessible to everyone.
* if eligible for Medicare rebates
“I love it, it's flexible and it suits my lifestyle perfectly. It's a good experience as I'm going to be a GP anyway, it leaves me free to study and prepare for exams during the daytime - and it's well paid,†Dr Vishu Konda MBBS