Urgent After-Hours Telehealth, 11pm to 7am

Video consultations with AHPRA-registered Partner Doctors overnight

For health concerns that can't safely wait until morning

No out-of-pocket cost for eligible Medicare card holders

Your Partner Doctor decides what care is clinically appropriate

In an emergency, call 000

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Is An Urgent After-Hours Consult Right For You?

Urgent after-hours consults are for health concerns that need a doctor's assessment overnight and can't safely wait until morning. Your Partner Doctor decides whether your consult is urgent.

This may include symptoms that started or got worse tonight, a fever, infection or pain you're worried about, or running out of an essential regular medicine where missing doses could cause harm.

It isn't designed for routine repeat prescriptions, medical certificates, forms, test results, referrals or care plans. You can request these through a standard Updoc consultation instead.
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Bulk Billed For Eligible Patients

Medicare covers urgent video consults between 11pm and 7am, so eligible patients have no out-of-pocket cost.

To be eligible, you need a valid Medicare card and to be in Australia at the time of your consult. You also need to request your consult during the same overnight period, and have it by video.

Your Partner Doctor must also assess that your condition needs urgent attention and can't wait until morning.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is an urgent after-hours consult free?

It's bulk billed with no out-of-pocket cost if you're eligible for Medicare and your Partner Doctor assesses that your condition needs urgent attention overnight.

Do I need to have seen an Updoc doctor before?

No. Medicare's usual rule that you've seen the practice in person in the last 12 months doesn't apply to urgent after-hours video consults. Your Partner Doctor will still ask about your medical history.

Can I have my consult by phone instead?

Medicare only covers urgent overnight consults when they take place by video. If you can't use video, let your Partner Doctor know.

Who decides if my consult is urgent?

Your Partner Doctor. They make a clinical decision based on your symptoms and medical history.

What do I need for a video consult?

Your Medicare card, a phone or computer with a camera, a stable internet connection, and a quiet, private space. It also helps to have a list of any medicines you take.

What about consults outside 11pm to 7am?

Different Medicare rules apply at other times. You can still request a standard Updoc consultation whenever you need one.

Medical Emergency? Call 000

Updoc is not an emergency service. If you have chest pain, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding, signs of a stroke, a serious injury, thoughts of harming yourself, or any other emergency, call 000 or go to your nearest emergency department straight away.

For crisis support, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14, 24 hours a day.
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